A few months before the upcoming Brexit, the British labor market remains stable. For the period from February to April, the ONS Statistical Office reported unchanged unemployment of 3.8%, which is the lowest since the end of the 70s of the last century.

At the same time, the growth rates of wages – including bonus payments – are slowing down to 3.1%. In this way, the labor market remains largely immune from the economic downturn that began with the vote on Brexit in the summer of 2016.

According to official data, in April the economy shrunk by 0.4% compared to the previous month. So much economic delay The island has not known since 2016.

Prime Minister Theresa May resigned as party leader on Friday. Her successor faces the task of putting an end to the parliamentary blockade in the Brexit dispute. And there will be time to do so by October 31. Then, at the latest, the EU plans for divorce with Britain.