LONDON (Reuters) – 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)
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