UK PM urged to tackle unemployment in poorest parts

UK prime minister set to lay out his plan to rescue the fragile economy.

In a few hours, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will outline how his government plans to restart the economy.

There are fears unemployment could rise to levels not seen since the 1980s in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Al Jazeera’s Laurence Lee reports from the Rhondda valley in South Wales where there are currently more than 60 people chasing every job.