Britain’s economy has a terrible habit of performing relatively well in the first half of the year before slumping to a halt in the second

Andy Burnham's approval ratings are soaring but Labour's overall vote has only moved moderately. The real test will be the Budget

The UK economy grew by 0.4 per cent between April and June - down from growth of 0.6 per cent between January and March, the Office for National Statistics said today.