Recession in Great Britain: Will Sunak fail in an election year?. As of: February 16, 2024, 4:08 p.m By: Tadhg Nagel CommentsPressSplit Rishi Sunak came into office promising to stimulate the economy.

Now Britain is falling into recession – just before the general election. The opposition Labor Party was able to achieve a sensational victory in the by-elections held on Thursday (February 15). In Wellingborough, the party won a large majority of votes - 13,844 out of around 18,000.