UK economy set for worst year since financial crisis

Business group predicts lacklustre consumer spending, business investment and trade war will hit growth

Storm clouds gather over the City of London
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The British Chambers of Commerce says the country’s economy is on course to record its poorest annual performance since the credit crunch.

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