Rishi Sunak has pledged to keep bringing inflation down, but refused to commit to tax cuts.
"I want to put our country on a trajectory that they can see their lives improving and I'm confident we can deliver that," he said.
The revision means the UK's economy is now believed to have grown by 8.5% during 2021, compared to the previous estimate of 7.6%, the ONS said. Mr Sunak's Conservative Party trail heavily to Sir Keir Starmer's Labour Party in opinion polls, with some surveys putting them as much as 20 points behind ahead of an election that could be less than a year away.The party was hammered in recent by-elections by Labour and the Liberal Democrats in Selby and Ainsty and Somerton and Frome, with tough tests to come in by-elections in Mid-Bedfordshire and Tamworth following the resignations of Nadine Dorries and Chris Pincher.
Asked whether he could commit to serving a full second term if he does beat Sir Keir's party, Mr Sunak, who has been Prime Minister for nearly 11 months, replied: "I am focused on delivering for the people now and winning the next election.
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