IT'S SUNAK'S RECESSION

PM's vow to grow economy lies in tatters as GDP slumps

- GRAHAM HISCOTT

RISHI Sunak's economic plans are "in tatters" after official figures showed the UK entered a recession, Labour said.

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves said the PM can "no longer credibly claim his plan is working".

The announcement yesterday was a hammer blow to Sunak, who made growing the economy one of his five key pledges, and comes just three weeks before Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivers his Budget.

Reeves said: "Rishi Sunak's promise to grow the economy is now in tatters. The Prime Minister can no longer credibly claim that his plan is working or that he has turned the corner on more than 14 years of economic decline under the Conservatives that has left Britain worse off.