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Youth unemployment is down by 18,000
There is a second consecutive fall in the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance
Employment figures get guarded welcome
Employment has risen by 53,000 in the three months to February, according to the latest statistics
£1bn Youth Contract scheme launched
But figures show 102 per cent increase in the number of 18- to 24-year-olds out of work for over six months
Byrne wants to be Mayor of Birmingham
The shadow work and pensions secretary has announced that he intends to quit parliament for the new post
A4e ''knew of fraudulent claim risks in 2009''
DWP says an A4e audit showing possible risk related to programmes contracted by the Labour government
LATEST FEATURES
''Piling austerity on austerity is not the way to recovery''
Don't let anyone tell you that Labour in government was profligate with public money, Ed Balls said in his first conference speech as shadow chancellor. Here's the bulk of what he said
''We will be tough but fair''
The Chancellor George Osborne told the Tory Party conference that he was going to get Britain's ballooning benefits bill back under control while introducing fair play into the financing of the welfare state. Read the full speech here
''On no other front did Labour deliver more than on the economy''
''We can't oppose every Tory cut. But over the next five years they're cutting £87bn over and above what we said was wise,'' Liam Byrne, shadow chief secretary to the Treasury told the Labour Party conference
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