Huge rise in number of people claiming benefits
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption People who are at home on furlough do not count towards the jobless numbers
The number of people claiming unemployment benefit in the UK soared to 2.1 million in April, the first full month of the coronavirus lockdown.
The total in April went up by 856,500, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
Separate ONS figures showed UK unemployment…
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