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The Latest Breaking News from Alan Milburn

Much of what Blair said in essay criticising Labour was wrong, says Starmer – as it happened

Starmer launches long defence of his record when asked about former PM’s essay critiquing current government

The Guardian - UK

US PCE inflation rate hits three-year high as Iran war pushes up prices – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as number of UK ‘Neets’ hits 12-year high

The Guardian - UK

UK facing ‘generational fault line’ over youth unemployment, review warns

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Number of young people out of work or training in UK could hit 1.25m by early 2030s

Urgent action needed to avoid ‘lost generation’, says report by former Labour health secretary Alan Milburn

The Guardian - UK

Youth unemployment crisis costing UK £125bn a year, landmark review warns as more than 1m not in work or education

Young people not in education, employment or training face ‘hopeless catch-22’, Alan Milburn warns

The Independent UK

Youth joblessness will rise for lost generation without urgent action – review

The number of young people not in in education, employment or training could rise to one in six by 2031, a review will say.

Evening Standard

Welfare bill should be brought down by boosting employment – not cutting benefits, Labour told

The universal credit bill could be cut by £10bn through tackling unemployment, researchers find

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Young people abandoned to a life on welfare, Milburn report to conclude

Alan Milburn warned that just £1 is spent on getting young people back into work for every £25 spent on benefits

The Independent UK

Labour needs ‘system reset’ to tackle youth unemployment, report to say

Alan Milburn, who is leading review commissioned by government, says current strategy ‘going in wrong direction’

The Guardian - UK

Labour to expand youth work experience and training schemes

Announcement comes after former minister Alan Milburn says Britain has neglected a generation of young people

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s anxious young adults struggle with modern workplace demands, warns UK govt advisor

A UK government advisor highlights challenges for young Britons entering the workforce. Rising anxiety, depression, and technology dependence are making adaptation difficult. The advisor suggests flexible work and mental health support can benefit the economy. This comes as youth inactivity, particularly among those not in education or employment, continues to…

The Times of India

UK risks losing a generation of youth to inactivity amid mental health crisis, social media impact: report

In a stark warning, a former government official highlights the looming economic crisis in Britain, where nearly one million young individuals find themselves without jobs, education, or training opportunities. A recent study sheds light on the escalating mental health challenges faced by this so-called 'bedroom generation', exacerbated by the pervasive…

The Times of India

Milburn warns of ‘shameful’ failings trapping young people on benefits

The former health secretary warned the situation led to ‘incalculable costs for their life chances’.

Evening Standard

UK’s ‘anxious generation’ of young people struggling to adapt to workplace

Former Labour health secretary Alan Milburn says firms must offer more flexibility and mental health support

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Evening Standard

Scrolling in bedrooms after midnight a driver of youth joblessness – Milburn

Young people are ‘sort of living in their bedrooms – they are on all the time, they’re never off,’ Alan Milburn said.

The Independent UK

Social media and mental health fuel youth unemployment crisis, warns jobs tsar

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The Independent UK

UK faces ‘economic catastrophe’ as young people are ‘rewired’ by smartphones, warns government’s jobs tsar

Alan Milburn called 16 to 24 year olds the ‘bedroom generation’

The Guardian - UK

Schools are ‘pipeline’ to joblessness for many people, says ex-Labour adviser

Ban social media and reform education to tackle scandal of young people not in work or study, says Peter Hyman

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The Guardian - UK

UK has wealthy Europe’s ‘third-highest’ rate of young adults not in work or study

Resolution Foundation report says ‘crisis’ stems from rising ill-health and a failing system of benefits and job support

The Guardian - UK

Exam-obsessed school system doesn’t make the grade

Letters: Readers respond to Alan Milburn’s finding that exam-focused schools are failing to prepare pupils for the real world

The Independent UK

Are British schools ‘exam-obsessed’? Teachers think so

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The Independent UK

Labour’s youth unemployment tsar hits out at ‘exam-obsessed’ British schools

The former Labour minister is currently leading a review into young people and work

The Guardian - UK

‘Exam-obsessed’ schools leave pupils unready for work, Alan Milburn says

Former minister leading review into young people and work cites survey showing most teachers decry lack of ‘soft skills’

The Guardian - UK

Young people ‘more likely to leave for health reasons when in low-paid, insecure jobs’

Research for TUC analyses link between job quality and economic inactivity, as UK youth unemployment rises

The Guardian - UK

Give mayors more powers to tackle youth unemployment crisis, says Alan Milburn

Exclusive: Government’s work tsar warns that having young people not in work will create ‘long-term scarring effect’

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