Recession
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February growth of 0.1% comes despite construction and retail being hit by wet start to year
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Output improves to 20-month high in March and rate of job losses slows
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William Keegan's in my viewRachel Reeves the chess player has an eye on the economic endgameThe shadow chancellor is often criticised for her centrist positions, but Labour’s plan for a long-term rescue is a vital difference between the parties
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Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as minister says water company’s leadership has been a ‘disgrace’
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Greater fall per head and latest trade data illustrate longer term decline of economy
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Latest estimate from ONS says GDP declined by 0.3% in final quarter of 2023
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Bank’s governor predicts Britain’s economy will receive a boost when interest rates start to fall later this year
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To revive Britain from recession the next government must get growth right
Richard PartingtonTwo priorities are tackling entrenched inequalities and – the biggest challenge – addressing the climate crisis
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Editorial: The Conservatives have presided over a shrunken British economy, and Rishi Sunak does not have a clue how to make it grow again
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