Member

Time and time again, small businesses tell me that they are struggling with Labour’s increased employment costs—they simply cannot afford the financial burden and the time commitment required to train younger apprentices. Britain’s youth unemployment rate is now higher than Europe’s for the first time since records began. Some 150,000 more young people are out of work now than when Labour took office, and in total, 729,000 16 to 24-year-olds are unemployed.