Politics
Burnham calls youth jobs and training crisis a moral failure
BBC News reports Burnham warned that nearly one million young people not in work or training pose an economic catastrophe.
The short version
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham warned that nearly one million young people not in education, employment or training pose an economic catastrophe and a moral failure.[BBC News]
- The Conservative Party and Shadow Business and Trade Secretary Julia Lopez labelled the government's youth employment strategy a disaster.[BBC News]
- Alan Milburn calculated that the government spends 25 times more on benefits for young people than on getting them into work.[BBC News]
Key facts
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham warned the UK faces an economic catastrophe and moral failure due to nearly one million young people not in education, employment or training.[BBC News]
- Office for National Statistics data cited in the reporting show almost one million people aged 16 to 24 are not in education, employment or training.[BBC News]
- The Conservative Party has labelled the government's youth employment strategy a disaster.[BBC News]
- Shadow Business and Trade Secretary Julia Lopez said Labour has been a disaster for youth jobs.[BBC News]
- Alan Milburn calculated that the government spends 25 times more on benefits for young people than on getting them into work.[BBC News]
What remains uncertain
- The criticism from the Conservative Party and Julia Lopez is partisan opinion, and the reporting does not assess it.[BBC News]
- The 25-times spending comparison is Alan Milburn's own calculation, as attributed in the reporting.[BBC News]
- Only BBC News is reporting this event, so the account has no corroboration from other outlets.[BBC News]
Sources
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