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Notice the jump, jump, jump, but now it seems to be... this week, the week after... that reflects this mornings economic data, showing the good news that the economy grew over the first quarter of the year, finally making up all the lost economic ground during the pandemic. but dig down into the start of this year, and all that growth happened in january. february was flat, and by march, the economy was shrinking, as consumers held back from big ticket purchases and making journeys using increas...

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Lets turn to a big story here in the uk, where the economy shrank in march as households began to feel the impact of rising prices. the latest gdp figures are a measure of all the activity of companies, governments and individuals in an economy. although the figures show the economy contracted in march, it grew by 0.8% overall in the first three months of the year. lets compare that to the growth of 1.3% that we saw in the final three months of 2021. the bank of england has warned the uk faces a...

The UK average unleaded price is now up to 165.05p, while diesel has edged within 0.35p of the current record after reaching 179.55p this week.


 On the panel are: Suella Braverman MP, Shabana Mahmood MP, Miatta Fahnbulleh, Geoff Norcott, and Sebastian Vettel


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The UK average unleaded price is now up to 165.05p, while diesel has edged within 0.35p of the current record after reaching 179.55p this week.

Downturn could have been avoided if Chancellor had fought cost of living crisis

Rising prices and higher taxes are squeezing Britons' budgets, according to researchers.

But he faces questions over whether he should be doing more now to help with the cost of living. nick eardley, bbc news, westminster. lets talk to our chief political corresponent adam fleming. yesterday the queen ands speech was about laying out the legislative programme, the governor says, not a physical event like a badge —— a budget or a spring statement whether