Rachel Reeves Launches Her Strongest Attack On Brexit Amid Gloomy Economic Numbers

Rachel Reeves leaves 11 Downing Street to deliver the Spring Statement.

Rachel Reeves has launched her strongest attack yet on Brexit as she vowed to “break down trade barriers” with the European Union that are holding back the UK economy.

The chancellor hit out as she revealed the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) now believed the economic will grow more slowly this year than they previously thought.

At the time of the Budget last November, the OBR said the economy would...