Labour MP Clive Lewis says he blames nine years of Conservative austerity, as well as Brexit uncertainty, for the current state of the UK economy. The British economy shrank in the second quarter for the first time since 2012. The ONS believe this is because Brexit uncertainties weighed on business investment, and firms reduced their stockpiling after Britain's departure from the European Union was postponed. Report by Thomasl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn