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Burnham says youth employment and training crisis is a 'moral failure'
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has warned the UK faces an "economic catastrophe and moral failure" due to the nearly one million young people not in education, employment or training.
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham has warned the UK faces an "economic catastrophe and moral failure" due to the nearly one million young people not in education, employment or training. Writing in the Times newspaper , external , Burnham has laid out his case for the government to "invest in the success of our young people" rather than "pay for failure through the benefits system".
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