Brexit is already hurting growth – and George Osborne won’t mind a bit

Has the shadow of Brexit already cost us a slice of GDP — and if so, is it a blip or an omen? The Office for National Statistics says UK growth was 0.4 per cent in the first quarter of this year, down from 0.6 per cent in last year’s final quarter.

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Brexit is already hurting growth – and George Osborne won’t mind a bit

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