UK GDP growth slumps to lowest level since 2012

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UK growth slumped to just 0.3% in the first quarter of the year, the slowest since 2012, as the construction sector disappointed.

The Office for National Statistics' (ONS) initial estimate of Q1 UK GDP , encompassing 40% of the relevant data, found growth halved to 0.3% from 0.6% in Q4, well below the level of 0.5% forecast b...

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