Mel Stride slams Rachel Reeves’s ‘absolutely abysmal’ record despite GDP win for Chancellor

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Sir Mel Stride has slammed Rachel Reeves's "absolutely abysmal" record on the economy, despite new data showing the UK's gross domestic product (GDP) rising.

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Speaking to GB News, the Conservative Shadow Chancellor said he "disputed" that his opposite number was "responsible in any way for a strong economy".

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This morning, fresh figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that the GDP rate for January to March 2026 rose by 0.6 per cent.

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For March alone, the economy grew by 0.3 per cent despite fears from some that GDP would slip by 0.1 per cent or 0.2 per cent in response to the US-Iran war.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Ms Reeves has made economic growth the keystone of her fiscal agenda since Labour returned to Government in July 2024.However, Sir Mel was unconvinced that the Chancellor should take the credit for any sunny outlook for the nation's finances.

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