The party agreed to the Conservatives' plan to set up a personal development programme for 16-year-olds as part of the coalition agreement published in May. But with the coalition making larger public sector cuts than anticipated, a source close to the party has told CYP Now that opposition to spending Treasury money on a largely unproven scheme remains.
Liberal Democrat Danny Alexander, chief secretary to the Treasury and one of five government ministers overseeing the spending review, is among those believed to be against the plan. Other Liberal Democrat ministerial opponents are understood to include Business Secretary Vince Cable and equalities minister Lynne Featherstone, who has campaigned for investment in established youth work programmes.
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