UK economy has failed to grow since election in fresh blow for Labour
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Figures from the ONS show no growth between July and September. The UK economy was stagnant in the first three months of the new Labour government, statistics from the ONS have revealed, recording no growth in the third quarter. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) had previously estimated the figure to stand at 0.1 per cent, but has revised this down to 0.0. This is weaker than what was expected in the final quarter of the Conservatives’ tenure, data shows.
The UK economy recorded no growth in the third quarter, revised down from an initial estimate of 0.1%, the Office for National Statistics said. According to data also published in the ONS’s latest GDP quarterly national accounts report, early estimates of disposable household income show no growth in Q3 – the three months after Labour came into power. The figures comes after 1.4 per cent of growth in the previous quarter.
The result will come as a fresh blow for Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour government. Raising living standards has been a cornerstone promise for the party, with the prime minister earlier in the month promising to that government spending plans will ensure “working people have more money in their pocket” and that “growth must be felt by everyone, everywhere.”.
Real GDP per head also fell by 0.2 per cent in Q3 – the three months after Labour came into power. This is 0.2 per cent lower than the same time last year. For GDP in terms of output, the ONS says there no growth in the services sector in the latest quarter, whilt a 0.7 per cent boost in construction was offest by a 0.4 per cent fall in production.
