UK’s top retailers urge government to do more for jobless young people

Published June 9, 2026 · Category: News

Overview

Bosses of M&S, Sainsbury’s and Tesco among those writing to Starmer calling for action on youth unemployment crisis

Some of the UK’s biggest retailers are planning to write to the prime minister urging him to tackle the youth unemployment crisis, with signatories expected to include the bosses of Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury’s and Tesco.

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Lobby group the British Retail Consortium said it had drafted a letter to Keir Starmer calling for action, and is circulating it among its 200 members, which include all the main UK retailers (with the exception of Games Workshop) as well as smaller shops. The letter is expected to be published on Wednesday.

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Originally published at www.theguardian.com.

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