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Youth unemployment crisis as Reform UK promises benefits crackdown | Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg on how he would reform welfare, the two child benefit cap, and why he disagrees with Julia on the abortion "tragedy"
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, former Conservative government minister, comes on The Julia Hartley-Brewer Show to discuss why he agrees with Reform MP Robert Jenrick's economic plan to cut welfare to get the economy back on track.
Their conversation comes on a day when inflation fell to 3% and unemployment for 16-24 year olds rose to 16.1%. The youth unemployment rate is the highest since 2020 and worse than the EU average - precipitating a crisis that could have ramifications for decades, as unemployment when you're young makes future work less likely.
Meanwhile, Robert Jenrick MP, newly announced…
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