Sterling jumped on Thursday after data showed the British economy unexpectedly grew in the final quarter of last year, ...

The UK economy grew by 0.1% in the final quarter ... unlike other parts of the GDP breakdown, don't tell us much about the underlying health of the economy. The areas that do – household ...

Looking at the expenditure breakdown, the UK economy only managed to grow even by just 0.1% in Q4 2024 because of higher government spending (consumption and investment) and a boost from ...

In short, that extra spending probably won’t give the European economy the shot in the arm it so dearly needs – or at least ...

The breakdown from the ONS includes some ... Shadow business secretary Andrew Griffith said the UK was suffering “an official GDP per head recession”. A recession is typically defined as ...

Britain’s declining number of families is driving up the benefits bill because the state is increasingly playing the role of ...

UK GDP grew by 0.1 per cent in the final three ... These are a notoriously volatile accounting fixture which, unlike other parts of the GDP breakdown, don't tell us much about the underlying ...

Kevin Harvey (pictured), a butcher in Reeves's West Yorkshire seat, said the chancellor's tax changes will  force small firms ...