# Who is Alan Milburn and will he get young people back to work?

An episode of [Politics Weekly UK](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472), 19 Oct 2026, 20 min.

Audio: https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/10/19-51954-Who_is_Alan_Milburn_and_will_he_get_young_people_back_to_work.mp3

As young people take to the streets across the world to protest over living standards, Andy Burnham is hoping the former health secretary Alan Milburn has the answers to prevent similar unrest in Britain. The long-awaited Milburn review will recommend investing in jobs and apprenticeships for under-25s by taking money from the welfare budget. It sounds very Blairite, so how does it fit with the prime minister’s overall plans – and will Labour MPs like it?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

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