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Britain's economy continues to flatline
A £10 note issued by the Bank of England featuring a portrait of Charles ‘King Charles III’ Windsor in a piggy bank, August 20, 2024

BRITAIN’S economy flatlined for the second month in a row, figures revealed today, with union leaders saying it showed a need for an “ambitious industrial strategy.”

Gross domestic product (GDP) recorded no growth in July, the latest Office for National Statistics data showed, despite economists expecting a rise of 0.1 per cent.

It had previously seen a rise of 0.6 per cent between April and June.

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