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IMF: UK economy far from "a strong and sustainable recovery"

The IMF has delivered its verdict on the UK economy

After a two-week visit the IMF has concluded that the UK economy is still far from a "strong and sustained recovery" but the chancellor George Osborne shows no sign of a change of tack.

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