Far too many young people in Britain are stuck in limbo, unable to find work and take their first steps into a career.
Across Gillingham and Rainham, I see the talent and ambition of young people every day. Through the Government’s Youth Guarantee, they will now be supported with new opportunities for work, training, and skills.
We have a moral duty to expand opportunity and restore a sense of hope. It’s the same hope I felt when I left university under the last Labour Government, and I will continue working with this Government to give every young person the best possible start in life.
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