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EXCLUSIVE: “The Education System Has Let Young People Down” - Prime Minister Andy Burnham | #107

Podcast: The Next Generation · Elliot Bewick

Opublikowano: 2026-09-27

I sat down for an urgent conversation with the Prime Minister of the UK to ask him how he plans to turn this ship around.With nearly 16% of 18-24 year olds NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training) and their peers racking up astronomical debts from uni fees, Gen Z are in crisis. The son of a telephone engineer and a GP receptionist, Andy Burnham was raised in Cheshire and educated in local state schools. He joined Labour at 15 and went on to study English at Cambridge. Elected MP for Leigh in 2001, he served as...