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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Albert Toth,Millie Cooke and Archie Mitchell

Blow for Rachel Reeves as zero growth puts UK on brink of recession

Britain’s economy flatlined in the first three months under the new Labour government, leaving the country on the verge of recession and forcing Rachel Reeves to once again defend her tax-raising Budget.

Growth from July to September was revised down from 0.1 per cent to zero by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Living standards also fell.

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