Analysts warn the unexpected growth could prove short-lived due to the threat of US tariffs and business tax rises.

UK exports to US grew by £500m in February ahead of Trump tariffs - Analysts said there were ‘clear signs’ UK firms were looking to sell more goods before the US slapped costly tariffs on British imports.

Official figures show that the British economy, the world’s sixth-largest, enjoyed a growth spurt in February, the month before U.S. President Donald Trump started to roll out tariffs on imported good