In Wednesday’s treasury select committee, the chancellor was asked about low economic productivity levels, which he had reported during the autumn Budget last month. On Twitter, he said: “Chancellor just linked low productivity growth to the labour market and specified the increased employment of disabled people. The chancellor’s comments are ignorant.”Marsha de Cordova MP (@Marshadecordova) Shocking that Philip Hammond is trying to blame disabled people for low productivity! Disabled people contribute enormously and disability employment gap has barely changed since productivity started to stall. https://t.co/1BpOF4i0nfThe shadow minister for disabled people, Marsha de Cordova, also complained on Twitter.

Source: The Guardian December 07, 2017 00:33 UTC