Addressing reporters gathered outside No 10 after figures showed the UK economy grew by 0.6% in the first three months of the year, Ms Reeves said: “Labour MPs have got an important decision to make today, but the numbers show that the economy is growing and that when we entered this (Middle East) conflict, our economy was growing strongly because of the decisions that I have made as chancellor. We shouldn’t put that at risk.”
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