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UPBEAT Jeremy Hunt today tells Britons they "will soon feel the difference in their pockets" as the UK economy sprints ahead of rivals.
Buoyed by the best growth figures for two years, the Chancellor says Britain will soon be back to "full strength".
Writing exclusively for the Express, he says it is no accident we're outperforming the US, France, Germany and Italy.
"This is the result of sticking to the plan. It's a plan for pensioners, working parents and families right across the country."
Rishi Sunak declared "things are starting to feel better" as he hailed the country's economic bounceback. The PM said confidence was returning as data showed the economy grew by 0.6% in the first three months of the year the strongest rate of quarterly growth for Gross Domestic Product since the end of 2021.
Britons were also becoming better off over the latest period, with GDP per head up 0.4%. It is a much needed tonic for Mr Sunak after bruising local election results plus another Tory MP defecting to Labour.
A surging economy and falling inflation gives him a strong message to sell to voters that his plan really is working and things are on the up.
Speaking at a health business in Eynsham, Oxon, the PM said: "After undoubtedly a difficult couple of years that the country has had, actually now things are starting to feel better. Confidence is returning to the economy and the country, and I hope that you're starting to feel that too."
This story is from the May 11, 2024 edition of Daily Express.
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