UK Recession Risk Rises as Hormuz Closure Drags Into Week Six

📉 LONDON — Six weeks of Hormuz closure and the UK's recession clock is now ticking. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Britain imports ~15% of its LNG through Hormuz-adjacent routes; with 35 vessels diverted and no verified corridor, energy input costs are compressing margins across manufacturing and retail. A recession call from a credible forecaster shifts UK political calculus: Starmer faces pressure to push Washington harder on a deal, not just follow US escalation.