Alan Milburn gestures with his right hand as he speaks to an audience in a bright room
Alan Milburn will publish his final report into youth unemployment on Tuesday, recommending sweeping changes to the benefits system for under-25s. Photograph: Jeff Moore/PA
Alan Milburn will publish his final report into youth unemployment on Tuesday, recommending sweeping changes to the benefits system for under-25s. Photograph: Jeff Moore/PA
‘No such thing as a free lunch,’ says Milburn as he warns it will take a decade for UK benefits bill to come down

Author of major review into youth unemployment rejects ‘crude cuts’ to payments and downplays opposition to his proposals within Labour