Member

Many of the jobs disappearing under Labour’s disastrous Employment Rights Act 2025 are the very jobs most accessible to people on universal credit. In the hospitality sector alone, 111,000 jobs were lost between the 2024 and 2025 Budgets, and construction trades have also been badly hit. Last week, I was contacted by one of my constituents, a mother with an autistic 16-year-old son. He is desperate to find a carpentry apprenticeship, and has rung as many employers in Plymouth as he can, but not a single company can afford to take him on. In fact, according to his mum, whereas 20 suitable apprenticeships were available last year, only three have been on offer this year.