Arrogant Labour has played fast and loose with the jobs market

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has presided over higher unemployment month after month

As the first full calendar year of life under this Labour government comes to a close, it’s an appropriate time to reflect on how they’ve done and how their promises to renew Britain marry up with reality.

How can I put this delicately?

Ministers should slope off to their constituencies this Christmas with their heads hanging in shame.

Chances are they won’t be able to console themselves with a drink at the local pub (as swathes of the tax-battered hospitality sector have banned Labour MPs) but fingers crossed they can find a quiet moment to reflect on what their time in office has done to the private sector economy.

This time last year........

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