00:00The Work and Pension Secretaries vowed young people will have chances and choices to build a better life as she launched a £45 million scheme in the city.
00:11Liz Kendall visited Liverpool's Anfield Stadium on Thursday to announce the programme to support thousands of 18 to 21-year-olds into education, work and training.
00:23Ms Kendall said the scheme would make sure every young person is earning or learning and gets the chances and choices they deserve to build a better life.
00:33The Leicester West MP said it was moving to meet young care leavers at the football stadium where a careers fair was taking place.
00:42She said she met one woman who was helped by Charity Thrive after her mother died and now had an apprenticeship in construction.
00:49She said the government was funding new skills and training.
00:54The investment announced in Liverpool is part of the government's youth guarantee and we'll see the region along with areas in the west of England, Tees Valley, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, West Midlands, East Midlands and two parts of London receive £5 million investment to become a trailblazer and match young people to jobs or training opportunities.
01:16Education Secretary Bridget Philipson said the youth guarantees a genuine game changer for young people in England and delighted Liverpool is leading the way as one of our trailblazers, ensuring every young person has support to develop essential skills for work and life at the critical early stage of their careers.
01:35Every young person deserves the best life chances and we won't stop until everyone has a level playing field to succeed.
