Healey says tackling youth inactivity is a moral duty as he weighs fuel-duty rise

{'type': 'paragraph', 'text': 'Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey said the Government has a moral duty to address the situation of nearly one million young people who, after Covid, are not in employment, education or training. He said the issue must be taken up before the next election.'}

{'type': 'paragraph', 'text': 'Healey argued that the public would have more respect for ministers if they tackled difficult problems instead of repeatedly playing political games. He said there were still things the Government could do and that he was prepared to pursue them.'}

{'type': 'paragraph', 'text': 'In comments to the Sunday Times, Healey said he was weighing whether a planned rise in fuel duty should go ahead. The report presented the possibility as under consideration; it did not say that a decision had been made.'}

{'type': 'paragraph', 'text': 'The remarks came ahead of the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. Healey and Prime Minister Andy Burnham were pictured aboard the new Royal Daffodil, the first new Mersey Ferry in more than 60 years.'}