Kyle Stumbles on Unemployment Stats, Gov. Pushes Growth

0:00On April 1st, Labor's Business and Trade Secretary Peter Kyle faced some tough questions on the radio this week when he admitted he didn't know how. Many people are currently out of work in Britain. The interview got awkward fast after news broke that William Hill plans to shut down 200 betting shops, risking 1,500 jobs, with the company pointing fingers at higher gambling taxes from Chancellor Rachel Reeves' recent budget. The listeners and critics called it a real stumble for Kyle, especially since he's the top guy on business matters and the host Nick Ferrari had to fill. In the blank 1.87 million folks aged 16 and over unemployed at a 5.2% rate, Kyle pushback, saying his focus is helping businesses hire more by building a strong economy, not memorizing stats, and he blamed the last 10. Workers of Tory no-growth policies and high taxes for the mess they inherited. With job losses stacking up, the government's betting big on investments and cost of living fixes to spark sustainable growth and pull those.

1:02Unemployment numbers down for good.