UK economy will be among hardest hit by global trade war, IMF warns

UK economy will be among hardest hit by global trade war, IMF warns

Britain's economy will be among the hardest hit by the global trade war and inflation is set to climb, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned – as it slashed its UK growth forecast by a third.

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