Let me start with the argument that better wages and conditions for young people are why there are not enough jobs for them, and that we must retreat. Today, I want to take that argument on. Head on.
On the recordJune 16, 2026
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Angela Rayner
Labour Party
Source
theguardian.comEditor's note · Context
Addressing the Unison conference on youth employment.
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