Unemployment keeps falling and wages are rising despite the current Brexit paralysis, official figures revealed today. The Office for National Statistics has said that the number of people out of work fell by 34,000 to 1.3 million in the three months to April. The overall employment rate of 76.1 per cent is also the joint highest total since records began in 1971. The buoyant figures show Britain's economy still defies the Brexit paralysis and seemingly unending deadlock at Westminster. Mr Hughes said: 'Overall, the labour market continues to be strong, with employment still at a joint record rate.

Source: Daily Mail June 11, 2019 09:04 UTC