The British economy flatlined in the third quarter of the year, according to downwardly revised official figures in another blow to the new Labour government that has made growth its number one mission.

British economic output failed to grow in the third quarter, official figures showed, adding to the signs of a slowdown at the start of the government of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

The UK economy was stagnant in the first three months of the new Labour government, statistics from the ONS have revealed, recording no growth in the third quarter. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) had previously estimated the figure to stand at 0.

Labour is facing fresh questions about its stewardship of the economy today as official growth figures were revised down to zero.