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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Athena Stavrou

Quarter of a million people could lose their jobs by 2027 as UK ‘flirts with recession’

Britain’s economy is poised to “flirt” with recession, with unemployment set to soar amid the fallout from the ongoing conflict in Iran, economic forecasters have warned.

A new report has predicted that the UK’s economy will flatline across the second and third quarters of this year, hovering on the brink of a technical recession – defined as two consecutive quarters of falling GDP.

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