Britain’s economy contracted unexpectedly for a second month running in May, official data showed on Friday, compounding worries at home for finance minister Rachel Reeves as the nation navigates growing global turbulence.
Gross domestic product shrank by 0.1 per cent after a 0.3 per cent drop in April, the Office for National Statistics said.
Economists polled by Reuters had mostly forecast that gross domestic product would rise by 0.1 per
