Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has responded to news the UK has officially slipped into recession, saying there are “signs the British economy is turning a corner”. Britain fell into a recession at the end of last year, official figures have shown, with the UK’s gross domestic product dropping to 0.3 per cent.
Mr Hunt said: "We expected growth to be weaker while tackling high inflation."
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