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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Toby Helm Political editor

UK growth since 2010 has been lacklustre and largely driven by immigration, says report

Rishi Sunak’s claim the UK economy was going ‘gangbusters’ has excited controversy.
Rishi Sunak’s claim the UK economy was ‘going gangbusters’ has excited controversy. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA

Rishi Sunak’s pre-election claim that the UK economy is now “going gangbusters” is undermined today by a report which argues that growth since 2010 has been “unspectacular” and has been the result of a rising population, caused principally by high levels of immigration.

The study, Life in the Slow Lane, from the politically independent Resolution Foundation, will add to the consensus among economists and academics that the fundamentaleconomic problems and challenges facing this country are being dodged by the parties during the general election campaign.

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