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The UK will have an increase in unemployment
FILE PHOTO: People walk past a branch of Jobcentre Plus, a government-run employment support and benefits agency, as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Hackney, London, Britain, August 6, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley/File Photo
Britain is preparing for a rise in unemployment after a government furlough scheme initially helped stave off job losses from the COVID-19 pandemic, work and pensions minister Therese Coffey said on Tuesday.
"We are preparing for potentially further increases in unemployment," she told BBC radio.
(Reporting by Alistair Smout)
Reuters, MAY 25, 2021 / 4:17 AM EDT
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