By James Chapman and Hugo Duncan PUBLISHED: 03:09 EST, 25 July 2013 | UPDATED: 19:18 EST, 25 July 2013 Britain's economy is firing on all cylinders for the first time since 2010 after official figures showed growth has doubled since the start of the year. George Osborne hailed growing indications that the UK is ‘on the mend’ as the Office for National Statistics said gross domestic product rose by 0.6 per cent in the three months to June, after a 0.3 per cent rise in the first quarter. It is the first time for two years that Britain has recorded back-to-back quarters of growth and bolstered hopes that the country is finally on the road to a sustainable recovery.
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Growth of 0.6% from April to June, up from 0.3% in first 3 months of 2013
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Every sector of the economy including construction saw an uplift
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George Osborne says data is better than forecast but 'still a long way to go'
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Chancellor joins the night shift with bakers and roadworks teams
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Survey shows consumer confidence at highest level since coalition formed
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Labour's Ed Balls says growth is 'welcome but long overdue'
Total output will have to rise by a further 3.3 per cent to return to where it was at the peak of the New @placeholder boom in early 2008.