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‘Lost generation’: why can’t young people get jobs? – The Latest
UK NewsPoliticsBusiness•May 28, 2026 at 5:12 PMNational

‘Lost generation’: why can’t young people get jobs? – The Latest

By Presented by Lucy Hough with Richard Partington; producer Angus Neale; senior producer Ryan Ramgobin; lead producer Zoe Hitch•The Guardian - UK News

A landmark report has warned that the UK risks a ‘lost generation’ of young people, as new figures show that more than 1 million 16- to 24-year-olds in the UK were not in education, employment or training.The former Labour cabinet minister Alan Milburn said youth disengagement was a mounting economic risk to the country, and urged a fundamental reset of policy covering schools, the health service and the welfare state.Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s senior economics correspondent, Richard Partington – watch on YouTube Continue reading...

A landmark report has warned that the UK risks a ‘lost generation’ of young people, as new figures show that more than 1 million 16- to 24-year-olds in the UK were not in education, employment or training.

The former Labour cabinet minister Alan Milburn said youth disengagement was a mounting economic risk to the country, and urged a fundamental reset of policy covering schools, the health service and the welfare state.

Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s senior economics correspondent, Richard Partington – watch on YouTube

Continue reading...

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