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By Levi Winchester The UK economy fell into recession in the final part of last year, official figures released today have confirmed. The update will be worrying news for Rishi Sunak, who previously said growing the economy was one of his five key priorities as Prime Minister. A recession is defined as two consecutive quarters – or two three-month periods in a row – where gross domestic product (GDP) declines. GDP is a measure of the size and health of the economy. In an update today from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), it was revealed GDP shrank by 0.3% between October and December …