UK economy flatlines in fourth quarter, household spending growth weakest in four years

LONDON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Britain's economy flatlined in the last three months of 2019 with the country in deadlock over Brexit which was only broken by Prime Minister Boris Johnson's election victory on Dec. 12.Official figures showed zero growth in the fourth quarter compared with the July-September period.In annual terms, growth was 1.1%, a level last seen at the start of 2018. The last time growth was weaker for a calendar quarter was in mid-2012.