Yeah, its great. Nice to see you. Some Breaking News for you, official figures released in the last hour show the uk economy is no longer in recession. The economy grew by 0. 6 in the first three months of this year. The uk entered recession after output fell during two consecutive quarters at the end of last year. Most economists had predicted growth of 0. 4 . This is the fastest growth rate for more than two years. Well, i think its encouraging that we, in the last quarter, have grown faster notjust in france and germany, but also the United States. But i think more significant is the longer term data that is coming out now about the uk economy. We can see that since 2010 we have created morejobs in the uk than anywhere else in europe. Weve attracted more greenfield foreign direct investment, notjust done anywhere in europe, but anywhere in the world outside of the United States and china. In terms of the most rapidly growing industries, we have by far the largest Tech Industry in eu
The news of the Snap Election, this is how the numbers in europe have open. We will have the details for you, and why. The uk election will be dominated by brexit so whats the view from the eu . Well be crossing live to brussels to find out. What do you want to ask about what the election means for brexitjust use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Welcome to the programme. Here we go again. Nine months after becoming Prime Minister, theresa may is throwing the dice and betting on victory in a Snap Election onjune the 8th. Today, mps are expected to vote in favour of the proposal, which mrs may says will bring greater certainty as britain prepares to leave the European Union. Markets reacted swiftly to the news. The pound was on a Roller Coaster Ride Itjumped then swung to loss and back again rising by as much as two point 7 against the us dollar some analysts believe markets are cheering the prospect of a larger conservative majority which would give less power to Hardline Eurosceptics within her