'Emergency' as Work-Shy Brits Lose Country £443bn

'Emergency' as work-shy Brits lose country £443bn

Labour is accused of 'killing jobs' and 'weakening the incentives to work' while the economy splutters and stalls

‘Emergency’ as work-shy Brits lose country £443bn

Tories claim Chancellor Rachel Reeves is presiding over an economic emergency (Image: PA) Britain’s worklessness “emergency” means the country is losing more than £443billion a year in economic output, according to a new analysis. It is claimed the amount lost to the economy by people who are not in work and receive Universal Credit is the equivalent of £33,900 for every working household – up by roughly £8,500 since Labour took power. Kemi Ba…