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Total employment up
Rise in unemployment – and employment

New official labour market statistics have shown a rise in the level of unemployment, but this is countered by a rise in the overall level of employment. The figures also show a rise in the number of job vacancies, a small fall in the number claiming unemployment benefit and unchanged growth in average earnings. Overall,… Read more »

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Peers reject reforms to Lord Chancellor role

The House of Lords has set up another constitutional clash with the Government by voting down plans to reform the post of Lord Chancellor. Peers voted by 209 to 195 to insist that the Lord Chancellor should always be a senior lawyer. Later, they voted by 215 to 199 to insist that he should be… Read more »