let's speak to shadow employment minister, alison mcgovern.re is no option of a life on benefits for young people under a labour government? we will not leave anybody behind. too many of our young people are getting off track. we know that covid had a massive impact on young people. there is not been enough attention of what you need to do as attention of what you need to do as a country to help those young people have a decent start in life. all the evidence is that if you start your working life with a period of unemployment that has impacts on you and your earnings for the rest of your life. what we mean by, no option, is that every young person must have a clear chance, an

let's speak to shadow employment minister, alison mcgovern. what did you mean when you said there is no option of a life on benefits for young people under a labour government? we will not leave anybody behind. too many of our young people are getting off track. we know that covid had a massive impact on young people. there is not been enough attention of what you need to do as attention of what you need to do as a country to help those young people have a decent start in life. all the evidence is that if you start your working life with a period of unemployment that has impacts on you and your earnings for the rest of your life. what we mean by, no option, is that every young person must have a clear chance, an opportunity, to have an apprenticeship, orto opportunity, to have an apprenticeship, or to get into work, or to be in education, so that they are getting the best start in life. how are you going to pay for that? we have already set out how we will invest money that we will get into ending that non—dom tax break, into increasing the nu

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shadow work and pensions minister alison mcgovern says labour has a plan . to make sure that we have good work in this country that supports people's good mental health, as i just mentioned. and alongside that, we need a mental health system as part of our nhs that can really help people. you know, if you're a child or a young person needing mental health support, the waiting list can be years long and that's not good enough. so we need labour's plan support our health plan to support our health service, including mental health support. with 8500 extra mental health workers. so that we can improve that quality of service for people. that's labour's plan i >> -- >> in other news, three staff members from the london clinic are being investigated over allegations that they tried to access the princess of wales medical files. the individuals could face prosecution under the data protection laws, and also could be sued for damages by catherine. it's understood the king's medical records were not compromised when he was treated at the same hospital for an enlarged

shadow work and pensions minister alison mcgovern says labour has a plan. >> what needs to be addressedrk in this country that supports people's good mental health, as i just mentioned. and alongside that , we need a mental alongside that, we need a mental health system as part of our nhs that can really help people. you know, if you're a child or a young person needing mental health the list health support, the waiting list can be years long and that's not good enough. so we need labour's plan to support our health service, including mental health support. with 8500 extra mental health workers , so that we can health workers, so that we can improve that quality of service for people. that's labour's plan. >> three staff members from the london clinic are being investigated over allegations that they tried to access the princess of wales's medical files. the individuals could face prosecution under the data protection laws and also could be sued for damages by princess catherine. it's understood the king's medical records are not compromised. when he was treated at the same hospital for

well, labour mp alison mcgovern reacted to his comments this morning. >> what needs to be addressed isd work in this country that supports people's good mental health, so need plan health, so we need labour's plan to support our health service, including mental health support , including mental health support, with 8500 extra mental health workers. so that we can improve that quality of service for people. that's labour's plan . people. that's labour's plan. >> well, look. nhs figures show that 8.6 million people received prescriptions for antidepressant in the year just prescriptions for antidepressant in the yearjust gone. that's in the year just gone. that's a rise of 200,000 patients in just one year. it's a lot, isn't it? meanwhile more than half a million young people aged between 16 and 34 are off work due to long term illness. that is an increase of 44% in just four years. so what do you think? everyone's got a view on this. are young people too weak to deal with real life ? let me to deal with real life? let me know your thoughts. email me gb views at gb news. com tweet me at

shadow work and pensions minister alison mcgovern says labour does have a plan for that . plan for thatat needs to be addressed is to make sure that we have good work in this country that supports people's good mental health, as i just mentioned. and alongside that, we need a mental health system as part of our nhs that can really help people. you know, if you're a child or a young person needing mental health support, the waiting list can be years long and that's not good enough. so we need labour's plan to support our health service, including mental health support , with 8500 extra mental support, with 8500 extra mental health workers. so that we can improve that quality of service for people. that's labour's plan for people. that's labour's plan for environmental protesters have pleaded not guilty to criminal damage at the prime minister's yorkshire home. >> the greenpeace activist drake rishi sunak consistent constituency house in yorkshire with anti—oil and gas banners last year. each of the accused denied charges of criminal damage to roof slates after the group was pictured sitt

. >> let's speak now to shadow minister for work and pensions, alison mcgovern. ourse is very, very important, ask important, i did want to ask you about from your about the comments from your counterpart at mel stride, who is course , work and pensions is of course, work and pensions secretary. he has warned that britain's approach to mental health is in danger of having gone too far because the normal anxieties of life are being labelled as illnesses. what do you make of his comments? do you agree? >> no, i don't. the only thing that has gone too far in this country is the conservative government that's had 14 years to sort out our mental health support in this country. and if mel stride is looking at britain and thinking, we've got a problem with the mental health support system or any other aspect of what government does, he's had 14 years in power to put it right. so if i'm honest, i am at a loss to understand what mel stride is talking about . you know, if there's something that needs to change. as i say, he's been in power for 14 years. what need is labour'