The Office for National Statistics said the number of young people not in work, education or training increased to a post-pandemic high of 1.01 million in the three months from January to March

It comes as ex-Labour Cabinet minister Alan Milburn publishes his first major government-commissioned report into the number of ‘Neets’ - those not in education, employment, or…

Urgent action needed to avoid ‘lost generation’, says the former Labour health secretary’s report, due on Thursday