Figures from the Office for National Statistics show that the economy grew by 0.5% in February, following upwardly revised growth of 0.1% in January. The Iran war beginning on the 27th of February will have something to say about March’s figures…
ONS chief economist Grant Fitzner said: “Growth increased further in the three months to February led by broad-based increases across services… Meanwhile, car production recovered from the effects of the autumn cyber incident. Growth in services and production was partially offset by another fall in construction.”
Business and Trade Secretary Peter Kyle told Sky News this morning that “we have busted a gut to get growth in our economy” and there is “real frustration” in Labour that the war in Iran will now ruin this trajectory. SpAds are no doubt hoping this level of Iran-blaming spin will sustain them for the next three years…
