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‘I don’t personally think we are going to bounce back‘ – former Chancellor Ken Clarke on UK economy
Joining me now is Ken Clarke who, amongst his many senior ministerial roles, was Chancellor of the Exchequer.
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UK economy shrinks by record 20 per cent in April as lockdown hits business
The scale of the collapse in the UK economy is breathtaking. Output has dropped by a fifth in one month.
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‘It is now very likely that the UK economy is facing a significant recession’ – Chancellor Rishi Sunak
Prepare for a recession, that seems the inevitable conclusion after official figures showed output falling at the fastest rate since the depths of the financial crisis more than a decade ago.
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Coronavirus lockdown could be worst hit to UK economy since 18th century
Coronavirus lockdown could be be worst hit to UK economy since 18th century, that’s the stark warning in a report by the Office for Budget Responsibility.
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UK economy shrinks for the first time since 2012 – Chancellor “not expecting” recession
The British economy has shrunk for the first time since 2012. GDP dropped by 0.2 per cent in the second quarter of, a fall blamed on ‘increased volatility’ about Brexit.
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FactCheck: will the UK economy do better than Germany, Italy and Japan in 2019?
That’s what Chancellor Sajid Javid said today.
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UK economy ‘stalling’ over Brexit
The UK economy is at risk of stagnation, with escalating uncertainty over Brexit undermining business confidence.
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IMF says no-deal Brexit will damage UK economy
Leaving the European Union without a Brexit deal could have “dire consequences” for the British economy, the International Monetary Fund has warned.
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UK economy growing at weakest rate since 2012
The UK economy has grown at its weakest level for six years, up by just point one percent in the first quarter of the year. Downing Street said it was “clearly disappointing”, but insisted the fundamentals of the economy remained strong, while some experts blamed the winter weather. But with construction falling sharply, as well…
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Snow disruption to cost UK economy £900 million a day
The chaos brought by the snow and stormy conditions is still causing widespread disruption as transport services and other businesses struggle to recover. All the disruption is costing the British economy an estimated £900 million a day. Siobhan Kennedy reports.
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UK economy grows at slowest rate since 2013
The UK’s economy grew at its slowest annual pace since 2013 and house prices in London have fallen for the first time in eight years. The figures come as the governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney said he was concerned about what he called a “pocket of risk” in personal loans, consumer credit…
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Bank of England: UK economy will stay ‘sluggish’
The prospects for the UK economy are bleak as the Governor of the Bank of England warned it would stay “sluggish”. The Bank’s now lowered its growth forecast for this year and next – and voted to keep interest rates on hold again. And Mark Carney warned that business investment was weaker than expected because…
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UK economy grows by 0.3%
The UK economy grew by 0.3% in the three months to June, mainly thanks to the retail and film production sector. But the Office for National Statistics said there’s still a “notable slowdown” in growth from last year. And economists have warned that it’s the underlying trends that really matter.
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UK economy ‘motoring ahead’ as GDP grows by 0.7%
Chancellor George Osborne says new figures showing GDP growth of 0.7% show Britain’s economy is producing as much per head ‘as ever before’
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Do GDP figures mean UK economy is still not ‘fixed’?
The economy finally picked up momentum in 2013. But what is worrying for George Osborne about today’s GDP figures is how they suggest that momentum ebbing away over the last year.
