Unite leader Len McCluskey dismissed official figures yesterday that showed the biggest annual unemployment fall since 1988 and called for a parliamentary probe into the reality for British workers.

The number of people officially classed as “jobless” fell 146,000 in the three months to July — down 468,000 in 12 months to 2 million.

At the same time self-employment rose again to 4.54m — up 368,000 over the year.