THE Conservative MP for North Cornwall, Scott Mann, says he is pleased to see levels of unemployment in UK are falling — he believes it is because of ‘initiatives and tax breaks from the government’ and Britain’s ‘hard-working ethos’.

The UK’s unemployment rate has fallen to pre-recession levels. Figures that there are 31.4-million people in work, which is 74% of the population. This has risen by 588,000, 1.1%, in the past year with a rise of 2.3-million since 2012.

Mr Mann, said: “Year on year the UK continues to create jobs, and it’s thanks to the initiatives and tax breaks from the government along with the hard-working ethos of the British people that we’re able to see more people in work, more young people in apprenticeships, and less people relying on benefits.

“And we’re not stopping there. In April, all those over 25 on the minimum wage will receive an automatic 7.5% pay rise to £7.20 an hour, and families will benefit from a doubling of free childcare to 30 hours a week.”

Unemployment figures have decreased with currently 1.68-million unemployed, 5.1%, down by 239,000 from the last year and 835,000 since 2010.

The number of women in work has also increased, reaching a record high with 14.66-million, up by one million since 2010.