Labour's shadow work and pensions secretary, Liz Kendall, has outlined the party's comprehensive strategy to address the high level of young people currently out of work, education, or training, which stands at nearly 1 in 8, the highest since 2016. The plan includes a new Growth and Skills Levy aimed at providing businesses with the flexibility to offer high-quality apprenticeships and training courses. Kendall emphasized that under a Labour government, there would be 'no option for a life on benefits,' highlighting a commitment to reducing the number of people on sickness benefits to alleviate 'ever higher pressure on taxes' and support economic growth. The strategy also promises to equip young people with new skills, mental health support, employment assistance, careers advice, and work experience opportunities. Labour's vision contrasts with the Conservative government's approach, which has been criticized for failing to support apprenticeships and for allowing welfare spending to negatively impact the economy.
We must tackle the scourge of mental ill health in children and young people. @UKLabour's committed to ensuring access to mental health support in every school and establishing an open access mental health hub in every community. Why won’t the Tories commit to doing the same? https://t.co/VNVkoK92lp
After 14 years of Tory Government, the attainment gap in schools has only grown. Only @UKLabour has a plan to break down the barriers to opportunity and give every child the best start in life👇🧵 https://t.co/NQdpxLiLmM
We must deliver more opportunities for young people in Wales ✍️ @SCrabbPembs https://t.co/BAHeqJuyp0
Looking forward to seeing young people in Harrow given new opportunities to achieve their dreams & ambitions https://t.co/mf5m6c19Vy
How many young people does Liz Kendall think are planning a life on benefits? What utter nonsense. https://t.co/UvOGypS83Z
What would a tough benefits regime from Labour look like? https://t.co/E829XLfT2q
Our offer to young people ✅ The chance to get new skills ✅ Specialist employment support ✅ New careers advisors & work experience ✅ Proper mental health support early on ✅ Real opportunities for young disabled people This is @UKLabour’s positive vision for the future https://t.co/l3kiqfSKfi
Life on benefits will not be an option under Labour, says Liz Kendall https://t.co/a9TsWD6j8i
In power @UKLabour will follow in the "footsteps of the great reforming Labour governments before us: Attlee, Wilson and Blair. Labour governments who championed full employment and acted to bring it about." Read @leicesterliz' speech at @Demos today: https://t.co/flIDJyX3x6
'It's not just the role of government. This is the role of business, the role of educators, the role of the community'. Conservative MP, Jo Gideon, reacts to Labour's plans to get Brits working again as 1 in 8 young people are out of work. https://t.co/Z6O3iXRdE5
Unlike the Tories @UKLabour will not allow a generation of young people to go off track. Our new offer will give young people the chance to build a better life with new skills, mental health and employment support, careers advice & work experience. https://t.co/dEc8jTT1cB
.@UKLabour’s goal is every young person earning or learning, with help to build their skills and careers and to manage and improve their health. This is how we will grow the economy, transform opportunity and give everyone a stake in our country’s success. https://t.co/yHajcj1fM0
liz kendall explicitly making the point that she thinks it's a bad thing for britain to spend more on caring for its sick and disabled than on 'defence' https://t.co/P6g1EMcoIp
Labour have no plan to improve life chances for young people. The @Conservatives are the only party with a plan to deliver high and rising standards in our education system. https://t.co/XTIvVOtvLP
Many Tories will agree with Liz Kendall's damning assessment of how welfare spending has been allowed to balloon into such a drag on the economy https://t.co/QgA7Wrwv6u
Labour's Liz Kendall: 'For all the Tory claims about being tough on benefits, over the next five years there will be 600,000 more people on sickness and disability benefits' https://t.co/RpbflcEshM
Liz Kendall, shadow work and pensions secretary, pledges Labour will cut numbers on sickness benefits, saying this cannot carry on putting “ever higher pressure on taxes”, “harming living standards” and holding back growth
Agree with @leicesterliz speaking at @Demos today that we need DWP to focus positively on boosting employment and tackling our skills shortages - not just administrating benefits. Given our weak economy, we cannot to waste the potential of a single person. https://t.co/KrQ6oXCuef
Shadow work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall: there will be “no option for a life on benefits” under a Labour government @Demos https://t.co/6MbpMkb2Cc
The Government’s failure to support apprenticeships has deprived young people of training opportunities Labour's Growth and Skills Levy will give businesses greater flexibility to deliver high quality apprenticeships and training courses https://t.co/o4YxB8lqCL
Real support to help young people realise their potential https://t.co/ulJDeRnKJd
Today I'm setting out Labour’s offer to break down the barriers that have resulted in almost 1 in 8 young people out of work, education or training – the highest level since 2016. To grow the economy, transform opportunity and give everyone a stake in our country’s success (1/3)