PRESSURE is mounting on George Osborne to perform yet another U-turn and kick-start Britain's ailing economy as the country braces itself for more gloomy economic evidence that it is mired in recession.
Amid a growing whispering campaign for the Chancellor to be replaced by Foreign Secretary William Hague – and a poll yesterday that showed 44% of voters say he should be ousted – Mr Osborne is expected to learn on Wednesday the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has been stagnant for well over a year.
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