How Brexit has made Britain poorer – in charts

Forecasters were wrong about an immediate recession but right that we would be worse off outside the EU

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UK economy shrank by 0.1% in April as Iran war held back growth
By Heather Stewart Economics editor

GDP hit by higher energy prices caused by Middle East conflict, after 3% rise in March

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/12/uk-economy-gdp-shrank-april-iran-war-held-back-growth

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UK economy shrank by 0.1% in April as Iran war held back growth

GDP hit by higher energy prices caused by Middle East conflict, after 3% rise in March

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UK economy shrank by 0.1% in April as Iran war held back growth

GDP hit by higher energy prices caused by Middle East conflict, after 3% rise in March

The Guardian

UK companies opting to hire temporary workers over permanent staff, recruitment firms say
By Joanna Partridge

Report blames Middle East conflict and rising business costs for fragile jobs market and steep fall in recruitment

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jun/08/uk-companies-opting-to-hire-temporary-workers-over-permanent-staff-recruitment-firms-say

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UK companies opting to hire temporary workers over permanent staff, recruitment firms say

Report blames Middle East conflict and rising business costs for fragile jobs market and steep fall in recruitment

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UK companies opting to hire temporary workers over permanent staff, recruitment firms say

Report blames Middle East conflict and rising business costs for fragile jobs market and steep fall in recruitment

The Guardian

Rachel Reeves may be unpopular, but she is quietly rebalancing UK plc | Heather Stewart
By Heather Stewart

Policy U-turns could define her stint at No 11 despite many sure-footed advances on devolved spending to help kickstart growth

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/07/rachel-reeves-unpopular-quietly-rebalancing-uk-plc

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Rachel Reeves may be unpopular, but she is quietly rebalancing UK plc

Policy U-turns could define her stint at No 11 despite many sure-footed advances on devolved spending to help kickstart growth

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What Blair gets wrong about the economy – it is fired by people, not business | Letters
By Guardian Staff

Readers respond to Jonathan Freedland’s article about Tony Blair’s vision for the future

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/02/what-blair-gets-wrong-about-the-economy-it-is-fired-by-people-not-business

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What Blair gets wrong about the economy – it is fired by people, not business

Letters: Readers respond to Jonathan Freedland’s article about Tony Blair’s vision for the future

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Bank of England’s Bailey says no rush to raise interest rates amid Iran war uncertainty

Inflation can be tolerated above 2% target for now ‘given context of softness in real economy’, governor says

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UK risks £125bn hit a year from youth unemployment, landmark report says

Alan Milburn warns of ‘lost generation’ after number of young people not in work or education rises to more than 1m

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Tony Blair is strong on diagnosis, deluded on prescription: Britain’s ills can’t be fixed by him

The former PM’s essay rightly calls for a coherent economic plan, but then sets too much store by AI – and a worldview stuck in the past, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott

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