Sharon with Yvette Cooper MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Sharon Hodgson MP, Labour candidate for Washington and Sunderland West, today called on local Tories to abandon their plans to scrap extra jobs for young people.

Sharon Hodgson said:

“We have got to keep investing in jobs through the recovery. That’s why I am backing the Future Jobs Fund which will bring more jobs to the area, jobs that David Cameron wants to slash.

“In previous recessions unemployed young people were left on the scrapheap. We can’t let this happen again.

“That’s why I support Labour’s guarantees - an education or training place for young people up to 18. And a job or training place for 18-24 year olds out of work for six months.

“But the Tories would scrap the Future Jobs Fund meaning 3000 fewer jobs in our area for young people and the hardest hit.”

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