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By Ian Dunt There was mixed news when employment figures were released earlier today, with unemployment falling but claimant counts up. Unemployment fell by 8,000 to 2.47 million. The number of people claiming jobseekers’ allowance rose by 2,300. The Office of National Statistics figures, for the three months to July, showed the overall UK unemployment… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Labour MP Phil Woolas robustly defended himself against claims of “peddling falsehoods” on the second day of an unusual election court hearing in Oldham East and Saddleworth. His Liberal Democrat challenger Elwyn Watkins, who lost the seat by 103 votes but has now launched a legal challenge accusing Mr Woolas of misrepresentation,… Read more »
