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Growth at risk from damaging policies in the King’s Speech amidst Labour leadership crisis
Growth Commission member Douglas McWilliams has issued the following response to the GDP figures for the three months to February 2026 that have been issued this morning: “Today’s figures showing GDP growth of 0.6% in the first quarter of 2026 and GDP per capita up by 0.9% compared with a year ago are good news and […]
Government decisions are directly undermining the UK’s growth potential – reaction to the latest GDP figures
Growth Commission member Ewen Stewart has issued the following response to the GDP figures for the three months to February 2026 that have been issued this morning: “Today’s GDP data showing modest growth of 0.5% in the three months to February 2026 is of course welcome, but the underlying position remains parlous. Construction remains in recession […]