Remainer predictions unravel as Britain’s GDP beats doom and gloom expectations

Hugh Grant says Brexit has ruined his country Britain beat international expectations today as its economy grew by a surprise 0.2 percent between April and June. Political commentator Ross Clark said the latest figures show that the Remainer myths around Brexit were “crumbling”. In the Telegraph, Mr Clark wrote that “real world data is undermining the doomster ‘Bregret’ narrative”. The latest growth figures follow a growth of 0.1 percent in the first quarter of the year. The chief economist at the CBI, a leading business group, said the growth in the second quarter highlights the “resilience of the UK economy”. Ben Jones urged British businesses to focus on improving productivity, describing this as the “surest way to drive up growth and living standards in the UK”. The biggest contribution to the economic growth came from the car industry. JUST IN: French warships witnessed ‘dropping off’ migrants to UK The Government celebrated the latest figures Mr Clark mocked previous predictions of Brexit doom and gloom, pointing out that the IMF had claimed the UK economy was headed for a grim 2023 relative to other European countries. In January, the IMF sparked concern in the UK after predicting that Britain would be the only major economy to shrink in 2023, faring even worse than Russia. The political commentator said that even the Bank of England had Britain in recession throughout 2023. He said that Britain had “consistently outperformed” the negative predictions. The latest growth figures follow a growth of 0.1 percent in the first quarter of the year SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info GB News pundits blasts farce after India overtakes UK GDP Mr Clark also pointed to a souring economic mood in Europe, with Germany suffering growths of minus 0.4 percent, minus 0.1 percent and zero percent in the past three quarters He suggested that Germany, the Netherlands or Italy would end up as Europe’s worst-performing economy in 2023 – not Britain. Mr Clark wrote: “One of the purposes of Brexit was to try to escape the low orbit of Europe’s over-regulated, over-protected economy. “We can’t say that we have done that yet – though the potential is still there. But what we need is a government prepared to exploit our new-found freedoms.” The biggest contribution to the economic growth came from the car industry