Claim: The UK economy is growing faster than almost any other major country, including the United States.
Fact-check: How does the UK's GDP growth compare with other major economies? - Full Fact
Verdict: this is true when looking at the latest quarterly gdp growth for g7 countries. but the uk's annual growth last year was among the worst in the g7, and the uk has seen comparatively slower growth since the pandemic than most other g7 countries, including the us.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Hannah Smith
Date published: 2024-05-23T00:00:00