McVey faces laughter claiming Sunak turned economy round, day before recession confirmed

Esther McVey claimed Rishi Sunak has "turned the economy round" during a BBC Radio 4 appearance
McVey was openly laughed at by the studio audience after the UK had just entered a recession
Figures showed the UK economy shrank by 0.3% in the last 3 months of 2023, meeting the definition of a technical recession
The data is a huge blow to Sunak, who has made growing the economy one of his key pledges
Sunak had predicted the economy had "turned a corner" just a day before the recession was announced