The UK economy experienced zero growth in April, following a period of strong growth earlier in the year. This stagnation comes at a crucial time as the country heads towards a general election on July 4. Chancellor Rishi Sunak faces challenges as official figures show flat growth despite his claims of progress.
The United Kingdom's economic growth during the first few months of the year stalled in April, piling more pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as the country heads toward a July 4 general election. https://t.co/84ryfyOqhb
🇬🇧 UK economy: Rainy days in April shrink GDP growth to zero https://t.co/sD5PFcDT5z
Ahead of general elections scheduled for July 4 in UK, the British economy recorded zero growth in April https://t.co/FPIicpXWfu
How worried should UK be about zero economic growth in April? https://t.co/Ts1khXntBl
Economy stalls with zero growth in April, as Sunak insists election isn’t over https://t.co/EISuntW1SS
Rishi Sunak says the economy growing, but official figures today shows growth is flat. #BattleForNo10
Rishi Sunak: "I do believe we've turned a corner" Yesterday: unemployment up, employment down Today: zero economic growth #BattleforNo10
📉The UK economy flatlined in April. Rishi, which part of your plan is working? 🗳️Vote Reform UK on July 4th. #BritainNeedsReform https://t.co/PRemuVjnqA
UK economy slows to a halt in April in bad timing for Sunak - Reuters https://t.co/EV65QeY9BK
After a very strong start to 2024, during which the UK economy achieved its strongest growth for two years, things stalled again in April. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/Iy0u1p5k9h
Britain’s economy slowed to a halt in April in bad timing for Sunak https://t.co/ku1mvNOqwD
UK economy flatlines in blow to Sunak’s pre-election recovery hopes The figure shows the UK economy struggled to maintain momentum after leaving a technical recession @choIiver reports https://t.co/PJhI4wKWN1
Economic growth fell flat in April after one of the wettest months in more than a decade kept consumers away from the high street ⬇️ https://t.co/KjWR5uasVs
The UK economy had 0% growth in April. Even worse than the tiny 0.4% growth in March. The UK is going nowhere with the Conservatives in charge. Time for change.