THE TUC slammed the Tories for turning Britain into a “stagnation nation” after new figures revealed that the economy had flatlined in April. 

Data from the Office for National Statistics shows that gross domestic product (GDP) had stalled last month, following growth of 0.4 per cent in March.

The figures have exposed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s claims to the electorate that the economy had “turned a corner,” after Britain entered recession last year.