Esther McVey: 'We are on the right path'

The number of people out of work in the UK fell by 125,000 to 2.34 million in the three months to December, according to the latest figures.

The rate of unemployment now stands at 7.2%.

Employment Minister Esther McVey said that there is still more for the government to do, but they were "on the right path".

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