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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Nina Lloyd

PM unveils £88m for youth services in bid to tackle online challenges

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the funding was intended to help buck a ‘worrying’ trend (Toby Melville/PA) - (PA Wire)

Sir Keir Starmer has announced an £88 million package for youth clubs and schools as he warned children are “too often isolated at home” facing the challenges of the online world.

The funding is aimed at delivering services like new climbing walls and music lessons in a bid to buck the “worrying” trend of young people “detached from the real world,” Downing Street said.

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