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Wes Streeting: “We have to make it easier for business to employ young people and for businesses to take that risk on someone.”

On the recordJune 3, 2026
We have to make it easier for business to employ young people and for businesses to take that risk on someone.
Said by
Wes Streeting
Labour Party
Source
bbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Discussing youth employment incentives in an interview.

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