James Dyson accuses Rishi Sunak of not 'aiming for growth' as ​​UK risks falling into recession

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Sir James Dyson has hit out at Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt, accusing the government of failing to “aim for growth”.

The billionaire inventor said wealth generation and growth had become “dirty words” under the Prime Minister and Chancellor.

However, he praised their predecessors Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng, saying he “thought they were doing the right thing”.

Sir James, who made his fortune with the invention of the bagless vacuum cleaner, said Britain is now too focused on tackling inflation rather than growing the economy. 'economy.

“If you get inflation, “I'm disappointed that we're not going for growth. »

Sir James Dyson said he was "disappointed" that Britain was not "aiming for growth"

The Brexiteer said his criticism was also aimed at the Labor Party of Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves.

It comes a day after revised official figures showed that the British economy is performing less well than previously thought. In a blow to Mr Sunak,...