Urgent action needed to create jobs following huge increase in long-term unemployment last year warns Rushanara Ali MP
Local MP Rushanara Ali is calling on the Conservative-led Government to take urgent action to create jobs in the East End, following the news that both long-term unemployment and long-term youth unemployment increased in Bethnal Green and Bow over the course of 2012.
Read moreGovernment and Local Council need to act fast to tackle youth unemployment in Tower Hamlets Rushanara Ali MP tells Parliament
During Treasury Questions in the House of Commons, Rushanara Ali MP noted that whilst all other Olympic boroughs received a much-needed economic boost from the Olympic and Paralympic Games, youth unemployment increased in Tower Hamlets between June and September.
Read moreRushanara Ali MP joins Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls at a Skills and Employment Workshop for young people
Bethnal Green and Bow MP, Rushanara Ali, joined Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls at a Skills and Employment Workshop for young people at Queen Mary University in her constituency. The workshop aimed at progressing young people into work. The sessions provided an opportunity to learn about how to develop the skills, networks and confidence required for employment.
Read moreGovernment failing young people says Rushanara Ali MP
This week, Rushanara Ali MP for Bethnal Green and Bow spoke in the House of Commons in a debate on the Finance Bill. Rushanara focused on the rising levels of youth unemployment in her constituency and the UK as well as the Government's failure to take action to address this. She also spoke in support of a Labour amendment to introduce a tax on bankers' bonuses to fund a "Real Jobs Guarantee" to help young people who have been long-term unemployed into work.
Read moreBudget fails to deliver on jobs and growth says Rushanara Ali MP
Following the Budget Statement from the Chancellor George Osborne MP today, Rushanara Ali MP said "this government's economic policies have failed - today was an opportunity for them to finally acknowledge this and deliver a budget that would really help those who need it most. Instead the Chancellor has delivered tax breaks for the very richest and yet again hit hard-working families, young people and poor children the hardest.
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