LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economic output contracted unexpectedly by 0.1% in January, pulled down by a sharp drop in manufacturing output compared with December, data from the Office for National Statistics showed on Friday.

Mark Carney has been sworn in as Canada’s 24th prime minister amid rising trade tensions with the US. A former central banker, Carney previously led the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England. Here is everything to know about Canada’s new Prime Minister.

Mark Carney is a newcomer to elected politics, with decades of experience in finance. After his landslide victory, he pledged to continue tariffs on the U.S. "until the Americans show us respect."

Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada's new prime minister on Friday, and will now try to steer his country through a trade war brought by US President Donald Trump, a threat of annexation and an expected federal election.