Four out of five new jobs in Britain over the past decade have gone to migrants, a new report reveals

A damning new report has found that migrants have taken four in every five new jobs created in Britain over the past decade, igniting fresh fury over the scale of immigration's impact on the domestic workforce. The findings land on the same day Prime Minister Andy Burnham is set to launch a hospitality sector scheme offering up to 100,000 work placements to young Britons who are idle and out of the classroom — neither studying nor employed. Critics will ask why a generation of young British workers was left behind while the labour market was opened to migrants at scale.

Alan Milburn's report warned Britain risks a "lost generation", with one in eight 16- to 24-year-olds currently classed as NEET.

Burnham's scheme will see chains including Wagamama, Nando's, Burger King and Premier Inn offer four-week placements to 18- to 24-year-olds via the DWP.

UKHospitality chief Allen Simpson has called on the chancellor to cut the sector's tax burden at the 28 October Budget to allow it to create jobs "in every postcode".