The number of Britons claiming unemployment benefits soared to the highest level since 1996 in April as the coronavirus lockdown devastated the UK labour market.
Work and Pensions Secretary Thérèse Coffey today spoke as the ONS revealed the number of unemployed people had increased by 50,000 to 1.35 million in the first quarter.
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