LONDON- Unemployment in Britain will continue to increase, finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Thursday after setting out a series of measures to support businesses and cushion the economic blow from the coronavirus pandemic.
"Unemployment is already rising and will continue to rise," he told a news conference.
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