Longest Recession Britain's Ever Had ; Shock Figures Leave Darling Budget Forecast in Tatters [Edition 3]
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GORDON Brown's hopes of economic and political recovery were in tatters last night as shock figures showed Britain mired in the longest recession since records began.
Official statistics showed the economy contracted by 0.4 per cent over the last three months, despite the Prime Minister's confident claims that it had turned the corner.See the full content of this document
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Longest Recession Britain's Ever Had ; Shock Figures Leave Darling Budget Forecast in Tatters [Edition 3]
The news stunned the City and revealed tensions between Downing Street and the Treasury in the run-up to Chancellor Alistair Darling's Pre-Budget Report.
Opposition MPs said the continuing slump had destroyed Labour's claim that Britain was best placed to withstand th...See the full content of this document
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