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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Geraldine McKelvie

Former M&S chief appointed to tackle UK youth unemployment crisis

Woman exits Job Centre
An increasing number of young people are being ruled as unfit to work because of health conditions, including anxiety and depression. Photograph: Kerim Ökten/EPA

A former chief executive of Marks & Spencer has been appointed as a government jobs adviser in its latest attempt to tackle the growing youth unemployment crisis.

Marc Bolland, who oversaw the retail chain from 2010 to 2016, will lead a summit of business leaders, amid warnings that the country risks a “lost generation” without urgent intervention.

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