London | Britain’s economic recovery has ground to a halt in the run-up to the general election, a setback for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who has campaigned on evidence the economy is turning the corner.

Gross domestic product was flat in April compared with the previous month, a slowdown from 0.4 per cent growth in March, the Office for National Statistics said on Wednesday. Economists had expected a 0.1 per cent drop in output.

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