It is testament to the Government's complacency and lack of action that the UK has the highest rate of youth unemployment in Europe. There are over a million 16-24 year olds not in education, employment or training. This is a betrayal of a generation of young people. The Government should be quite ashamed of these figures.
Young people in the North East has suffered particularly badly. 9.8% of 16-18 year olds in the North East are not in education, employment or training. This is far higher than in any other region and 70% higher than in London and the South East.
Frankly, this is not good enough. Once again, our region has been let down by a complacent Labour Party and a local Labour elite who aren't doing enough to create jobs and training opportunities for young people.
That is why I'm campaigning for the creation of 100,000 more apprenticeships and training places; 50,000 more Further Education places and 10,000 additional university places. That is why I'm campaigning for more to be done to create jobs and for better careers advice for everybody. Frankly, the young people of North Durham deserve so much better than an out of touch Labour party.
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