Labour is calling for young people to be allowed to put
questions to the Prime Minister, as part of a wider plan for the
government to better engage with and support them during the
crisis.
This comes after engaged with young people from
across the country last week, to discuss the devastating impact
of Covid-19 on youth mental health, employment and opportunities.
, Shadow Minister for Young
People stated:
“Voices of young people cannot continue to be ignored by
this Government. Labour supports the youth sector’s call for the
Prime Minister to hold a dedicated press conference for young
people to address their questions on Covid-19. The government’s
slow response to the Coronavirus crisis has overlooked the
concerns and circumstances of young people.
“The Tories’ radio silence on the issue of young people’s
future after Covid is unacceptable. Not one of the Government’s
support packages have focused on the specific issues young people
are facing.
“It is time the Government started listening to the young
people still waiting to be heard”
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Notes to Editors
· reaches out to young people by
backing votes at 16 and calling for return of Future Jobs
Fund https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/keir-starmer-reaches-out-young-22251591
· What
Does the Labour Party Leader Want to Achieve for Young
People? https://nakedpolitics.co.uk/2020/06/25/what-does-the-labour-party-leader-want-to-achieve-for-young-people/
· Calling
on the Prime Minister to hold a youth press
conference https://www.iwill.org.uk/pm-engage-yp?utm_source=All+Contacts&utm_campaign=d5ee060e16-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_05_29_02_21_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_9d3e5329da-d5ee060e16-19009837
· Cat
Smith has written to the Prime Minister calling for as an
absolute minimum young people being allowed to put questions to
him during the Coronavirus
Press Conferences https://twitter.com/CatSmithMP/status/1268819074492051457?s=20
