The shadow chancellor has responded angrily to news the UK is in recession, accusing the government of failing to act on its promises.
“Rishi Sunak’s promise to grow the economy is now in tatters,” Labour’s Rachel Reeves said.
“This is Rishi Sunak’s recession and the news will be deeply worrying for families and business across Britain.”
She said the prime minister can “no longer credibly claim that his plan is working” and that it is therefore “time for a change”.
Ms Reeves called once again for a general election – although, as our political correspondent Mhari Aurora said earlier (see 7.27 post), this could now be more likely to happen in the autumn.
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