Hammond suggests disabled workers to blame for sluggish economy

The chancellor appears in front of the treasury select committee on Wednesday to answer questions on the autumn budget, which he presented last month. Hammond tells the committee that 'high levels of engagement in the workforce, for example of disabled people' may be one of the factors keeping down UK productivity levels  Subscribe to Guardian News ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Philip Hammond causes storm with remarks about disabled workers ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/dec/07/philip-hammond-causes-storm-with-remarks-about-disabled-workers Support the Guardian ► https://theguardian.com/supportus The Guardian ► https://www.theguardian.com The Guardian YouTube network: The Guardian ► www.youtube.com/theguardian Owen Jones talks ► http://bit.ly/subsowenjones Guardian Football ► http://is.gd/guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNsport Guardian Culture ► http://is.gd/guardianculture Guardian Science and Tech ► http://is.gd/guardiantech