The future is ours - Labour's youth manifesto

Labour has launched a Youth Manifesto with a commitment to votes for 16-17 year olds and an additional £1 billion investment in youth services. The Tories, and their previous coalition partners, the Lib Dems, have made life harder for young people. With surging housing prices, stagnating wages, rising student debt, escalating knife crime and a mental health crisis – these are just some of the challenging facing young people after a decade of austerity. The climate emergency has also created great uncertainty for young people, but the Conservatives have failed to take meaningful action to address the crisis. In Labour’s Youth Manifesto we have pledged to tackle intergenerational inequality and deliver real change for young people. The manifesto outlines radical steps to ensure that every young person has the support they need to fulfil their potential and feel secure in their future. Labour has announced an additional £1 billion in annual revenue expenditure for youth ser