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Healey pledges fiscal discipline and announces apprenticeship service
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At Labour’s annual conference in Liverpool, Chancellor John Healey pledged fiscal discipline while supporting jobs and growth. He announced a local apprenticeship service, £6bn of shipyard contracts and a focus on finding work for almost 1 million young people not in education, employment or training.
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John Healey pledged to use the next budget to support Britain’s economy while sticking to the government’s fiscal rules.
2 of 2 sources“Like Rachel Reeves before him, Healey sought to argue that fixing the public finances was a precondition for rebuilding the economy.”
John Healey announced a local apprenticeship service led by mayors and targeted at young people.
2 of 2 sources“new local apprenticeship teams, to be overseen by local mayors and matching firms to young people”