Jon Snow talks to Alistair Darling
Updated on 23 January 2009
Chancellor Alistair Darling talks to Jon Snow on the day that official government figures confirm the UK is in recession for the first time since 1991.
Alistair Darling interview
Gross domestic product plummeted by 1.5 per cent in the last three months of 2008, after a 0.6 per cent fall in the previous quarter.
This means economic growth has fallen two quarters in a row, which is the accepted definition of a recession.
