Scones are a must with any tea party, but he livens things up by serving them with a seasonal jam or compote such as pumpkin in fall or watermelon in the summer, alongside the standard clotted cream and strawberry jam.

WSJ: Tricks of the Trade: The Modern Tea Party

Today's figures show the number of people in work rose by 80, 000 over the three months to April, alongside a significant fall in the broader measure of unemployment and a smaller rise in the claimant count.

BBC: UK jobs figures bring good news, but also a worry