Osborne says Brexit threat weighing on economic growth

Chancellor George Osborne said on Wednesday that the risk of Britain quitting the European Union was weighing on the economy, after official figures showed growth slowed in the first three months of 2016. "It's good news that Britain continues to grow, but there are warnings today that the threat of leaving the EU is weighing on our economy," Osborne said in a statement. The Office for National Statistics said that first-quarter growth fell to 0.4 percent from 0.6 percent in the last three month