UK borrowing grows as new PM prepares to take over
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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's budget deficit swelled in the first three months of the tax year, official data showed, putting the public finances on a shakier footing even before a new prime minister moves into Downing Street next week clutching costly spending pledges.Boris Johnson -- the front-runner to succeed Theresa May -- and rival Jeremy Hunt have both made pledges of tax cuts and higher spending which independent analysts say will cost tens of billions of pounds.Britain will suffer a..