Britain’s economic growth slowed in the second quarter – piling pressure on Andy Burnham‘s pledge to deliver ‘growth in every postcode’.
But the Prime Minister will be cheered by a boost from heatwaves and the World Cup helping offset impacts from the Iran war in a better-than-expected performance in June.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 0.4 per cent between April and June, down from 0.6 per cent growth in the first three months of the year.
However its data also showed growth of 0.3 per cent month-on-month in June, against expectations for a flat performance.
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