Economic Forecast - UK growth to fall below 1% with unemployment set to surge as Britain handed bleak economic outlook
03-06-2026 02:00
Britain’s economic growth is forecast to fall below one per cent next year as rising unemployment and escalating energy costs linked to the Middle East conflict continue to weigh on the economy. The ...
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