The government must urgently "deliver on the promises of last year’s UK-EU Summit" to revive the UK's flatlining economy, campaigners have urged.
Official figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that the UK's GDP failed to grow in January, at 0%, following weak growth of 0.1% in December.
The ONS described the economy as "subdued", with the data covering the period ahead of the outbreak of the US-Israeli war with Iran, which has caused a major energy shock, with warnings of a further effect on the UK economy.
Naomi Smith, Chief Executive of Best for Britain, said:
“UK economic growth is flatlining and its imperative ministers revive it: with today’s statistics coming before the hammer blow Trump's war in the Middle East has delivered to global trade, UK plc desperately needs a defibrillator.
“We know the single most effective method, backed by voters across the country, is to deliver on the promises of last year’s UK-EU Summit at a rapid pace, and then to extend alignment to all industrial and service sectors - offering us upwards of 2% growth and shielding our European allies against the worst of US tariffs.”