Bleak economic data shows UK plc in trouble well before Middle East crisis

2026-03-13 - 16:13

Zero GDP growth in January will not help Rachel Reeves claim she has put UK in position to weather oil price storm Business live – latest updates UK economy unexpectedly flatlined in January, ONS data shows Even before Donald Trump’s Operation Epic Fury on Iran unleashed higher oil prices, threatening the outlook for growth and inflation, the UK economy was flatlining. That’s the bleak message in the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), which showed zero GDP growth in January. Continue reading...