PM promises 50,000 new apprenticeships

SIR Keir Starmer is today set to announce a major investment in apprenticeships in an effort to tackle rising youth unemployment.

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Sir Keir Starmer

SIR Keir Starmer is today set to announce a major investment in apprenticeships in an effort to tackle rising youth unemployment.

Some 50,000 young people are expected to benefit from the £725 million investment, in which more apprenticeships will be created in sectors including AI, hospitality and engineering.

The Government is aiming to reverse a decline in the number of young people starting apprenticeships, which has fallen by almost 40% in the past decade.