Jeremy Hunt hails UK economy exiting recession as Labour leader set to unveil immigration policies in Dover
Good morning, and welcome to our live coverage of UK politics for today, where the main stories are that the UK is officially out of recession, albeit with a meagre growth rate of 0.6%, and Keir Starmer is due to make a speech about immigration in Dover.
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The ONS said the period from January to the end of March marked a return to growth for the UK economy after a mild recession in the second half of 2023
Keir Starmer will promise to rip up the government’s Rwanda scheme and divert £75m to fund hundreds of new specialist officers to tackle people-smuggling
Campaigner Alan Bates has called for protection of the legal funding that helped bring the Post Office Horizon IT scandal to court
Continue reading…Jeremy Hunt hails UK economy exiting recession as Labour leader set to unveil immigration policies in DoverGood morning, and welcome to our live coverage of UK politics for today, where the main stories are that the UK is officially out of recession, albeit with a meagre growth rate of 0.6%, and Keir Starmer is due to make a speech about immigration in Dover.Here are your headlines …The ONS said the period from January to the end of March marked a return to growth for the UK economy after a mild recession in the second half of 2023Keir Starmer will promise to rip up the government’s Rwanda scheme and divert £75m to fund hundreds of new specialist officers to tackle people-smugglingCampaigner Alan Bates has called for protection of the legal funding that helped bring the Post Office Horizon IT scandal to court Continue reading…