Boris Johnson’s flagship jobs scheme was a failure, new figures reveal

Fewer people found jobs under Way to Work despite triumphant claim that it helped 500,000

Boris Johnson's flagship jobs scheme appears to have failed, despite his claim that it helped half a million people into work.

The Way to Work scheme set a target to support 500,000 people into employment by cutting jobseekers' benefits after four weeks unless they applied for work outside their normal occupation.