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Graham, A. (2026, September 25). Fact check: Current GDP growth is lower than during 2010-2024. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/gdp-labour-jonathan-reynolds-growth-gross-domestic-product-b1298430.html
Graham, August. “Fact check: Current GDP growth is lower than during 2010-2024.” Evening Standard, 25 Sept. 2026, https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/gdp-labour-jonathan-reynolds-growth-gross-domestic-product-b1298430.html.
Graham, August. “Fact check: Current GDP growth is lower than during 2010-2024.” Evening Standard, September 25, 2026. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/gdp-labour-jonathan-reynolds-growth-gross-domestic-product-b1298430.html.
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In May 2010, the Conservative Party came to power in the UK as part of a coalition with the Liberal Democrats, remaining in charge until July 2024. During their time in office, GDP growth varied significantly: while the pandemic years (particularly 2020) saw a double-digit contraction, there was high recovery growth in subsequent years. However, excluding the pandemic period, 2023 marked the worst year for GDP growth under Conservative leadership. Comparing 2025's GDP growth to the period from 2011 to 2019 shows that it was equal to the previous peak year of 2019. Overall, when considering the entire period from 2010 to 2024, GDP growth in 2025 ranks as the joint 11th lowest out of 16 years. Thus, Labour's economic performance is worse than the Conservatives' when assessing their full term, excluding pandemic-affected years.
