Burnham says youth employment and training crisis is a 'moral failure'
The government is expected to announce thousands of new apprenticeships and placements as Burnham calls the NEETs crisis a moral failure.
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ANDY Burnham warns of economic disaster due to the million young people in Britain who are neither working nor in education and announces welfare reform.
The UK faces "economic catastrophe" with one million young people not in work or training, the prime minister says.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said the UK is facing an economic disaster and a moral failure with nearly a million young people out of education, employment or training. In a commentary for The Times newspaper, he said the government must invest in young people's success rather than paying for failure through the welfare system, the BBC reports.
Youth Employment Crisis: Burnham Calls for Investment
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has emphasised the urgent need for the UK to invest in its youth, citing a significant crisis in youth employment and training. He noted that nearly one million young individuals are currently not engaged in education, employment, or training, a situation he described as both an economic catastrophe and a moral failure. In an opinion piece published in the Times, Burnham argued for a shift in government priorities, ad…
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