{"id":244119,"date":"2025-05-15T12:04:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T11:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/chancellor-reacts-to-gdp-figures-and-says-cutting-immigration-cuts-can-make-people-better-off\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T12:04:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T11:04:42","slug":"chancellor-reacts-to-gdp-figures-and-says-cutting-immigration-cuts-can-make-people-better-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/chancellor-reacts-to-gdp-figures-and-says-cutting-immigration-cuts-can-make-people-better-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Chancellor reacts to GDP figures and says cutting immigration cuts can make &#8216;people better off&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/2Fq11bYu2vw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Chancellor reacts to GDP figures and says cutting immigration cuts can make 'people better off'\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2Fq11bYu2vw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The UK economy grew in the first three months of 2025 by more than expected, and at the fastest rate in a year.<\/p>\n<p>Gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.7% between January and March, the Office for National Statistics said, ahead of the 0.6% some economists had been forecasting.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to ITV News, the Chancellor Rachel Reeves welcomed the figures but said that for many families the cost of living was still too high.<\/p>\n<p>She said she was focussed on boosting living standards, and that the government&#8217;s plan to cut net migration could help with that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follows ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UK economy grew in the first three months of 2025 by more than expected, and at the fastest rate in a year. Gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.7% between January and March, the Office for National Statistics said, ahead of the 0.6% some economists had been forecasting. 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