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[gulliver1]

And yet another Triumph for Labour .The UK economy has grown again under the present Labour Govt. Up by 0.7% in the first three months of this year.Well done Sir Keir and Rachel...

[barry1010]

A whole 0.7%? It's still .2% the growth in the same quarter last year.

I won't be hanging out the bunting. We are already suffering the effects of the budget.

You are very easily pleased

[sandyRoe]

Hear, hear!

[Khandro]

There will be dancing in the streets tonight !

[gramps85]

Just heard on the 1o'clock news, that although the economy has grown over the last few months, they warn of strong head winds to come over the rest of the year.  Batten down the hatches everyone, we are predicted to face a stormy future.  Many thanks to Starmer and Reeves.

[Hymie]

Had this been a 0.7% under a Tory government, there would any number of ABers hailing the success of their economic policies.

 

As it is 0.7% under a Labour government, this is proof that labour’s economic policies are a disaster for the UK.

[barry1010]

It was .9% increase in the same quarter last year. I didn't notice any congratulatory threads on AB

[youngmafbog]

A large part of this unexpected growth is down to companies racing exports over to the US to avoid the tarrifs.  Tbis means the sales over the next months will be lower than expected and since they are expectedt be lower than a dachounds knackers that is not going to be good.  Also tie this with the new taxes and BANG!

 

[10ClarionSt]

Robber Reeves said today that families are still having to cope with the cost of living crisis. That's something she knows kall about and is doing kall about except going to make it worse for poorer families.

[Old_Geezer]

They managed to keep it down to a mere 0.7% rise then.

How unfortunate for the rest of us.