Rishi Sunak’s pre-election drive to revive growth was hit on Friday by new data showing the economy barely moved out of first gear in the year’s second quarter.
The GDP growth of 0.2 per cent in the three months to June was announced as junior doctors went back on strike, and as the number of migrants crossing the Channel since 2018 reached 100,000. Another 755 people were detected in small boats on Friday - a new daily high for the year.
