UK economy showed no growth in April, says Office for National Statistics.

Yorkshire Post

The UK economy recorded no growth in April, according to the Office for National Statistics. Gross domestic product (GDP) was flat during the month, following growth of 0.4 per cent in March, the ONS said. The figures present a headache for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who has pegged much of his General Election campaign on a recent record of economic improvement under his Conservative government.

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00:00Hello, my name is Greg Wright and I'm the Deputy Business Editor of the Yorkshire Post.

00:06Here are your business headlines for this morning.

00:09The UK economy showed no growth in April, according to official figures.

00:15Gross domestic product was flat in the month following growth of 0.4% in March, according

00:20to the Office for National Statistics.

00:23The figures pose a headache for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who has focused his election

00:27campaign on a recent record of economic improvement under his Conservative government.

00:34Economists had predicted that GDP would be flat in April, as the economy was affected

00:39by weaker-than-usual retail sales over the Easter period.

00:42It's an update this morning which shows the UK economy did not grow in April.

00:48My name is Greg Wright and I'm the Deputy Business Editor of the Yorkshire Post.

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