DEVELOPING06:50 UTCApr 16 1 min readSource: BBC Politics
UK economy grew faster than expected ahead of Iran war

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The economy saw its biggest monthly rise in more than two years just before the outbreak of the US-Israeli war with Iran.
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- / The UK economy showed significant growth before the US-Israeli war with Iran.
- / This growth was the largest monthly increase in over two years.
- / The economic uptick occurred just prior to the outbreak of the conflict.
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