From Brexit to housing Rishi Sunak is letting down young people | UK Politics | New Statesman

Rishi Sunak "isn't delivering" for young people - Lord Debben.

Hosted by Zoë Grünewald, we spoke to politicians and policymakers to ask them: Are the government failing future generations?

From Brexit to housing and climate change to the cost of living, this video explores how Rishi Sunak's government are failing young people and future generations.

Mhairi Black argues that Brexit has made funding for young people "significantly" lower, despite the government's claims to the contrary.

This video features Mhairi Black, SNP MP for Paisley and
Renfrewshire South, Felicia Odamtten, the founder of
the Black Economists Network, Shaun Bailey, Conservative MP for West Bromwich West, Lord Debben, the Chair of the Climate Change Committee and David Lindsay Willetts, the President of the Resolution Foundation.

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[DecMurphy]

If you're working class and you think the Tories care about you, you've been conned.

[seang]

Pretty sure Sunak doesn’t give a damn. He’s rich either way.

[cobbler]

I asked my son and granddaughter what this government offered young people. They both said nothing.

[WhichDoctor]

Even these experts don’t get it. Right now most young people don’t care about their inability to buy a house. They are more worried about their inability to find a flat they can afford to rent. And if they’re lucky enough to find one they then have to start worrying about the mould infestation and the landlord refusing to fix hot water. We need the out of control rental market solved before we have a hope of affording to buy. And the most effective thing government could do about that is build councils homes and rent them out at affordable rates

[TalentedTom]

5 seconds into the video - YES! Yes they are failing young people. It’s because we would like to maybe live rather than exist please. Thank you 😘

[aravis_]

Honestly, from the amount of taxes paid in the UK, I can’t believe they can’t come up with a solution. They could, they just aren’t doing a thing and rather keep it for themselves.

[minbh]

I love the way all the grandpas expressing their concerns for the younger generations as well as talking about climate concerns, housing, infrastructure and diversion of the funds into areas of concern.

I like the expressions and concerns captured for all.

This is what we need in a decent democracy.

Everyone’s taking!!! Finally!!!!

A sigh of

[adrianrouse]

He has let everybody down all except wef. They must be smiling.

[berniefynn]

WHO is he loyal to, us or his kind? him and his ilk need removing from all our governance.

[joevelosa]

How can Brexit be costing the UK a £100 billion a year? That's 10 times more than we used to pay every year in membership fees, surely that cant be right!

[roddychristodoulou]

Isn't it very telling that sunak paid more taxes in America than he paid in the UK .

[SarahRickard]

No, he not - apart from a lot of grief to UK citizens

[daveswinbank]

Social housing is totally missing, from any planning, thousand's of houses obliterating every spare field being built, yet none Are social housing, all 200, 000 Per unit upwards, rental should not be allowed to out price wages,

[alfching]

Failing there definitely keeping us poorer all these millionaires

[misterman]

There out as soon as there is a election anyway 😂

[gent]

the problem is people who think that politicians will care about them. for example, climate change, they don't give a penny about it, thus climate taxes are in place with energy price hikes.

[petebateman]

I wish we would stop using this passive language. He's letting them down makes it sound inadvertent, like he's tried but just couldn't do it. And by we, I mean you.

[andypeutherer]

Heard of the deal The UAE and Iran, China and Russia has done. We are I'm deep shoite😮

[nicks]

Pity boomers took away gen z’s wealth and freedoms.

[kahhowong]

The Tories have enough willing bodies to throw under the Bus to buy time while they shift their grift wealth off-shore!