Once again, the Tories have forgotten all about young people Andrew Grice UP NEXT
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Boris Johnson is enjoying his vaccine bounce, which has left a gloomy Labour Party needing a shot in the arm, but it won’t last forever. One reason is that the Conservatives are neglecting their potential achilles heel – youth unemployment – along with a growing body of evidence that the coronavirus pandemic will have a permanent scarring effect.
A report by the Resolution Foundation think tank reveals that 16 to 24-year-olds accounted for nearly two-thirds of the total fall in payrolled employment in the year to February, and were three times more likely to leave work than 25 to 64-year-olds. Those leaving education, including graduates, are struggling to get their first job. The foundation says the rise in youth unemployment
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