UK shopping, house prices and hiring rise in post-election pick-up
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LONDON (Reuters) - British shoppers, home-buyers and employers grew more upbeat last month, as reports of the biggest rise in high-street sales since 2014 and the largest increase in house prices in nearly two years added to signs of a post-election bounce.However, there were warnings that the upturn might not last and instead reflected a temporary blip after political uncertainty around Brexit and December's election weighed on activity for much of the final quarter of 2019.Accountancy firm BDO..