Politics · 10 June 2026

Young people's job chances are 'wobbling', say shops

Young people's job chances are 'wobbling', with over a million now not working or studying, and big shops are worried. Bosses from major supermarkets and M&S are writing to Keir Starmer, urging him to create a taskforce to help. The British Retail Consortium, representing 200 members, drafted the letter warning the 'ladder of opportunity' is unstable.

By BriefTea Editorial · 10 June 2026 at 6:11

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