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The Latest Breaking News from Alan Milburn

UK’s biggest retailers urge government to act on youth unemployment

Bosses of M&S, Sainsbury’s and Tesco among those writing to Starmer that the ‘ladder of opportunity’ is wobbling

The Guardian - UK

Young people need money because our system is rigged. Here’s a way to give it to them

One plan would see young workers offered early access to a slice of future pensions. It’s not perfect, but we need bold ideas, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

M&S launches training scheme for 1,000 young adults to tackle unemployment

A key review warned of a ‘lost generation’ as more than a million young people are not in employment, education or training

The Independent UK

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One in 10 new UK graduates plan to leave country amid ‘worst time in 30 years to leave university’

Intense competition for fewer graduate job opportunities is driving many to look abroad

The Independent UK

Careers guidance should be at the centre of Alan Milburn’s final Neet report

Letter: Dr Deirdre Hughes says the issue of chronic underinvestment in high-quality, impartial careers guidance across schools, colleges and communities needs to be addressed

The Guardian - UK

The big shorts: Next week in the City

This week’s business news in brief

Evening Standard

Unemployment to hit 2m under Labour, business group warns

Lack of jobs worst for the 16-24 year olds

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UK Labour Govt Tells Jobless Youth to Consider the Army as Worklessness Hits Record High

With youth unemployment hitting a record high of 1 million, the government is promoting the Armed Forces as a 'gold standard' alternative to university.

International Business Times UK

Young Britons feel disconnected and locked out of creative arts, charity says

Research for Roundhouse in London shows 87% of 18- to 30-year-olds believe they have fewer artistic opportunities

The Guardian - UK

Richard Murphy: Are there too many unemployed young people? If so, it's on Labour

WHY are unemployment and alienation from the workplace such persistent problems among young people that they have consistently existed under…

The National (Scotland)

A generation of young people has been let down by a lack of political will

Letters: Readers respond to the release of Alan Milburn’s report into the rise of young people not in education, employment or training

The Guardian - UK

The disaster of Brexit is a warning against simple solutions to hard problems

Alan Milburn says youth unemployment has no quick fixes – an idea with an important lesson for those thinking about how to rejoin the EU

The Guardian - UK

Former M&S boss to help government address youth unemployment crisis

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The Independent UK

Is Scotland's Neet rate better than the the whole of the UK?

SCOTLAND has lower rates of young people not in employment, education or training than the rest of the UK. Or does it?

The National (Scotland)

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The Independent UK

Starmer hires ex-M&S chief to tackle youth unemployment crisis

Marc Bolland has been tasked with convening business leaders to help address the number of young people not in education, employment or training after a bombshell report revealed the problem costs £125billion a year

The Guardian - UK

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

Part of Marc Bolland’s government advisory role will be to help disabled or depressed young people to find training or job

Evening Standard

Former M&S boss Marc Bolland to help ministers tackle Neet problem

Mr Bolland will also advise Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden.

The Times of India

1.25 million young Britons could be jobless by 2030 as homelessness rises, government-commissioned report warns

Britain's youth face a grim reality of job scarcity and housing insecurity, with a 6% surge in homelessness and a projected 25% rise in 'Neet' individuals. Young people like Josh and Faye are sending thousands of applications for scarce entry-level jobs, often facing rejection and struggling to find affordable housing.…

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The Guardian - UK

Rise in youth unemployment driving more to homelessness, UK charities say

Centrepoint warns young people facing ‘huge scarcity of work opportunities’ after Alan Milburn’s report on crisis

The Guardian - UK

UK government divided over minimum wage increase in face of youth jobs crisis

Exclusive: Some fear raising rate for people aged 18-20 will exacerbate unemployment while others point to lack of evidence

The Guardian - UK

What can the Dutch teach the UK about how to tackle the youth jobs crisis?

The Netherlands has the lowest rate of young people not in education, employment or training in the EU

The Guardian - UK

Sunak is right that our students need financial literacy – but that shouldn’t mean yet more maths

Education should prepare young people for dealing not only with practical things such as insurance, pensions and taxes but also with tech and mental health, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Times of India

UK govt pledges 300,000 new work placements as NEET numbers top one million

The UK government has announced plans to provide 300,000 new work experience and training opportunities over the next three years as it seeks to tackle rising youth unemployment and economic inactivity.

The Guardian - UK

Labour faces union backlash after minister says living wage extension to over-18s not certain before election – as it happened

Torsten Bell says Labour manifesto ‘did not set out the timeline’ for changes to living wage after scale of youth unemployment crisis revealed in Milburn report

Evening Standard

300,000 new work placements pledged ‘to help young people build lasting careers’

The opportunities are said to be backed by some of Britain’s biggest employers, including Manchester and Gatwick airports.

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