BBCNEWS World July 2, 2024
to the latest estimates. britain's labour shortage is weighing on the economy and making it harder to control inflation as it pushes up wages. so on thursday the government's finance chief — chancellor of the exchequerjeremy hunt — outlined plans to get more people into the workforce. it could mean benefits being cut for healthy people who aren't in a job, as well as more support to get sick people back into work. meanwhile, the person who hopes to take his job after the next election — shadow chancellor rachel reeves — has told the bbc that the answer is more spending on the...