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The Day The Economy Stood Still

The Day The Economy Stood Still

GDP figures show the UK economy failed to grow in July.

Newscast · BBC News

September 11, 202426m 35s

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Show Notes

Today, we round up all the latest stories about the UK economy.

Adam is joined by BBC Economics Editor Faisal Islam and Chief Economics Correspondent Dharshini David to dig into what the latest GDP figures tell us about the economy, as well as what Chancellor Rachel Reeves told Faisal about the decisions she has taken on Winter Fuel Payments and those still to come in the budget.

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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Miranda Slade with Gemma Roper, Sam McLaren and Anna Harris. The technical producer was Philip Bull. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham