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UK growth even slower in Q1 as inflation hits

Britain's economy slowed more than previously thought in the first three months of 2017 as rising inflation boosted by last year's Brexit vote took a toll on household spending. As David Pollard reports, the official figures were released two weeks before Brits got to the polls to elect a new government