UK held back by staff shortages, Brexit and mortgage costs, says top economist

A shortage of workers, expensive mortgages and the continuing effects of Brexit are all weighing on the economy as the UK shapes up to be the weakest major G7 economy this year, the head of a leading thinktank has said. Paul Johnson, the director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, said there…

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