Welcome boost for chancellor with unexpected rise put down to rapid growth of AI in services sector outweighing Iran war fallout The UK economy grew in July as the rapid expansion of AI appeared to outweigh the economic damage from the Iran war, in a welcome boost for John Healey. Figures from t...
Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/11/uk-economy-defies-forecasts-with-surprise-04-growth-in-july)