REALITY TV stars tonight joined demands for the Freeview switch-off to be pushed back into the 2040s. They are calling on Andy Burnham to help millions of people who fear the terrestrial platform c…
ALL college places will be fully-funded for 16-19 year-olds to help reduce youth inactivity numbers. Education Secretary Lucy Powell says the cash will be guaranteed for all courses following GCSE …
LABOUR wants to dumb down classrooms while refusing to take the blame for the youth jobless crisis, Tories say. Education Secretary Lucy Powell was criticised for saying the “one-size-fits-all” app…
A MILLION people will be dragged into paying higher tax rates this year — as Andy Burnham’s spending plans descend into chaos. Labour was accused of trapping more Brits in the “taxman’s net by stea…
KEMI Badenoch ramped up the pressure to abandon Net Zero commitments after voters backed more drilling for North Sea oil and gas. The Tory leader told Energy Secretary Ed Miliband it was “common se…
EMBATTLED Sir Keir Starmer yesterday came under attack from the US over defence spending — as he insisted he wants to fight on as PM. Sir Keir, reeling from the protest resignations of two defence …
BOSSES are urging youngsters to sign up for apprenticeships — as figures show some graduates earn less than the living wage five years after leaving university. Leaders from 18 businesses and…
BRITAIN’S ballooning welfare system is at risk of breaking point within a decade if Artificial Intelligence triggers a jobs bloodbath, a Cabinet Minister warns. A key ally of Sir Keir Starmer calls…
TAXPAYERS are spending 25 times more on welfare for young people than on getting them into work, a former Labour minister has revealed. Youth inactivity czar Alan Milburn insisted it was “shameful”…
FAMILIES staying at holiday parks and campsites face being spared the controversial ‘tourist tax’, Rachel Reeves has signalled. The Chancellor told The Sun that any overnight levy must be “affordab…
YOUNG people should not be blamed for being jobless, an Amazon boss says. UK chief John Boumphrey is calling for mandatory work placements for over 16s to ensure youngsters become equipped with the…
