British finance minister Philip Hammond claims there is no unemployed person in the country, while recent studies show quite the opposite.
The most recent figures show that there were 1.42 million out of work between July and September, according to The Independent.
Hammond, who made the remarks Sunday on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show, has come under pressure for painting a rosy picture of Britain’s ailing economy amid uncertainties over its planned exit from the EU.
“I remember 20 years ago we were worrying about what was going to happen to the million shorthand typists in Britain as the personal computer took over,” he said on the show. “Well, nobody has a shorthand typist these days.
“Where are all these unemployed people? There are no unemployed people.”
Labour immediately reacted with Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell tweeting: “The Chancellor thinks there are no unemployed people in this country. Completely out of touch.”
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