Priorities for the new Prime Minister: Views from my Youth Ambassadors on health, jobs, education and children’s social care

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Priorities for the new Prime Minister: Views from my Youth Ambassadors on health, jobs, education and children’s social care
Published July 29, 2026

“We will help more young people into work by changing the education system and giving them more support – more mental health support.” On the steps of Downing Street, in his first speech as Prime Minister, Andy Burnham put young people at the heart of his vision for the country. As Children’s Commissioner, I have […]

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