Is “economically inactive” the new phrasing for “work-shy”?

Priti Patel has claimed staff shortages under the government’s new immigration system could be dealt with by training the 8.5 million who are economically inactive

But @BBCRealityCheck finds that many of these people are students, carers, sick or retiredhttps://t.co/javCOOwob3

— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) February 19, 2020