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Bigger effort needed to help jobless, says Hain

Peter Hain, the Work and Pensions Secretary, will call for �a step change� in government efforts at all levels to end long-term unemployment today as he visits Glasgow and Dumfries.

Peter Hain, the Work and Pensions Secretary, will call for "a step change" in government efforts at all levels to end long-term unemployment today as he visits Glasgow and Dumfries to drive home the need to get people off benefits and into work.