IMF predicts UK growth is slowing as Europe picks up pace

Britain was expected to outpace the eurozone but saw the largest downgrade of any advanced economy

Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond
(Image credit: Roger Bosch / Stringer)

The UK's economic growth will be significantly slower than expected this year after a sluggish start, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

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