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Good Morning Britain presenter Charlotte Hawkins was pressured to halt the show’s common news bulletin to ship an update on the economic system. Looking severe she revealed the economic system had flatlined for the month of July in what can be a large blow to Keir Starmer‘s authorities. “Breaking news in the last hour is that the UK economy flatlined in July, showing no growth, according to figures published by the Office for National Statistics,” she said. “That compares to an expansion of 0.4% in June. A Treasury spokesman admitted the economy feels stuck after years of under investment, but insisted that progress was being made with interest rate cuts and rising wages.”

This stagnation comes after the manufacturing sector noticed exercise pull back by 1.3% — the most important contraction since July 2024. This held back growth in the broader economic system, with the providers sector up 0.1% thanks to enlargement of 0.6% for retail and construction growing 0.2%.

Followng the announcement Reform UK deputy chief Richard Tice wrote on X: “DIRE GDP monthly estimate. ZERO growth, and trending down.

“Labour are bankrupting Britain: spending out of control, borrowing up, value of borrowing hovering, bond markets tense, growth disappeared. Only ⁦@reformparty_uk can save UK.”

GDP is used as an economic health indicator, with growth — or a lack of — used to measure economic progress.

It measures how much is produced, how much is spent and how much is earned in the economy over a given period and, also, how this changes over time.

The ONS said real GDP grew by 0.2% in the three months to July 2025 compared with the three months to April 2025 but down from three-month-on-three-month growths of 0.3% in June 2025 and 0.6% in May 2025.

Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride said: “Growth is slowing with none in the latest month while the Government stays distracted from the issues the nation is going through.

“While the Government lurch from one scandal to another, borrowing costs recently hit a 27-year high — a damning vote of no confidence in Labour that makes painful tax rises all but certain.

“It is little surprise that Starmer has stripped Reeves of control over the funds. But sidelining her just isn’t enough – he must also reject her failed financial strategy that has left Britain poorer.”