Rachel Reeves faced criticism from Downing Street after implying that Donald Trump was accountable for the UK's 0.1% GDP decline in January. A spokesperson for Number 10 refuted the notion, asserting that President Trump's tariffs were not the cause. Experts cautioned that the UK might be headed towards a recession, highlighting forthcoming economic hurdles. Reeves attributed the downturn to global economic instability, a stance that raised questions from other quarters.