Government’s Response To Alarming Youth Unemployment Rates Is ‘Shameful’ | Kiran Fothergill

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“It’s disappointing the response has been by review rather than legislation.” The government’s response to tackling youth unemployment rates is “shameful” as young people do want to work, says North East Chair of the Jobs Foundation Kiran Fothergill. Kiran Fothergill was speaking to Rosie Wright and Calum Macdonald on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen live every day 6-10am. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinevideo Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetimes/

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