Liz Kendall responds to ONS labour market statistics

Liz Kendall, Labour's Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, responding to today's ONS labour market statistics which show unemployment has risen, said: 

“Today's figures confirm that the Tories have no hiding place after 14 years of abject failure.

“On Rishi Sunak's watch, a record number of people are out of work due to long-term sickness at terrible cost to them, to business and the taxpayer, and we remain the only G7 country whose employment rate still isn't back to pre-pandemic levels.

“Labour's plan will get Britain working by cutting NHS waiting lists, introducing a new national jobs and careers service, making work pay and supporting people into good jobs across every part of the country.

“It's time to stop the chaos, turn the page and start rebuilding Britain.”