Chancellor: a million young people ‘written off’ is ‘a moral shame’

In an interview broadcast on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Chancellor John Healey called a million young people “written off without any prospect of being helped into work” “a moral shame on this nation”. He also suggested that equalising the minimum wage for 18 to 20-year-olds could be delayed, pointing to trade-offs between jobs and wages.

BBC article first published 31 Oct 2026, updated 1 Nov 2026; interview broadcast 1 Nov 2026.

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