Gordon Brown was pressed yesterday to give fresh details of measures he said would create an extra 85,000 jobs and training opportunities for young people. The prime minister claimed more than 150 employers, including Royal Mail, Centrica and Morrisons, will provide apprenticeships, work or training. He said the deal meant that any unemployed person aged 18 to 24 will be given an opportunity of a job or training or education within 10 months of going on the dole from April 2010, rather than within 12 months of losing a job as previously promised. But the Conservatives said Gordon Brown needed to "come clean" on the figures and the number of places on offer, as well as the number of places that would go to those already in work. The plans include new training for 36,000 Morrisons' employees under 25, and about 5,000 new opportunities, including apprenticeships, offered by big companies. The government said it would help get 45,000 people into jobs in retail, tourism, leisure and hospitality
The prime minister claimed more than 150 employers, including Royal Mail, Centrica and Morrisons, will provide apprenticeships, work or training.
He said the deal meant that any unemployed person aged 18 to 24 will be given an opportunity of a job or training or education within 10 months of going on the dole from April 2010, rather than within 12 months of losing a job as previously promised.
But the Conservatives said Gordon Brown needed to "come clean" on the figures and the number of places on offer, as well as the number of places that would go to those already in work.
The plans include new training for 36,000 Morrisons' employees under 25, and about 5,000 new opportunities, including apprenticeships, offered by big companies. The government said it would help get 45,000 people into jobs in retail, tourism, leisure and hospitality
