Britain’s is growing, albeit sluggishly. Figures just released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show the economy grew by just 0.3 per cent in the second quarter of the year – a sharp slowdown from the first three months, when growth was 0.7 per cent.

‘The economy was weak across April and May,’ the ONS said, blaming consumers and businesses racing to beat tariffs and stamp duty by bringing activity forward. There was, however, a stronger recovery in June, with the economy expanding by 0.4 per cent.

Between April and June as a whole, services drove most of the growth, with particular strength in computer programming, healthcare and vehicle leasing. Construction also expanded, while production contracted. On a per capita basis, growth was a meagre 0.2 per cent.

While these figu

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