Jobless total to hit 1980s levels without fresh state support, says Labour

Party urges action to rescue economy as Boris Johnson pledges to ‘build, build, build’

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Unemployment in Britain could soar to levels not seen since the 1980s unless ministers boost support for businesses struggling because of the lockdown, Labour warns today as the main parties join battle over how to rescue the economy from the wreckage of the Covid-19 crisis.

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