UK’s biggest retailers urge government to act on youth unemployment

The Guardian9 jun 2026Macro
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The British Retail Consortium drafted a letter to Keir Starmer, with signatories expected to include the chief executives of Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Primark, Asda and Morrisons, urging a joint taskforce and lower costs for employing young people; publication is planned for Wednesday. Last month’s Milburn review found that the number of young people not working or studying had passed one million, costing Britain more than £125bn a year. Separately, M&S launched a 1,000-place training scheme for 16–24-year-olds over the next 18 months.