By Alexander Brown,Kelly Williams

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Rachel Reeves will pledge paid employment opportunities for jobless young people today as part of a fresh Youth Guarantee initiative. During a keynote address at Labour party conference in Liverpool , the Chancellor will announce the programme, alongside the prospect of benefit sanctions for those who reject the offer. This follows shortly after she informed broadcasters that the welfare system required overhaul, whilst also dampening the economic proposals of Andy Burnham, who declined on Friday to confirm whether he harboured ambitions to become Prime Minister. In her address, Ms Reeves will say: “I will never be satisfied while too many people’s potential is wasted, frozen out of employment, education, or training. There’s no defending it. It’s bad for business, bad for taxpayers, bad for our economy, and it scars people’s prospects throughout their lives.” She will outline proposals to finance a fresh Youth Guarantee, ensuring every young person receives a guaranteed college position or apprenticeship opportunity, or individual assistance to secure employment, reports the Mirror . Additionally, anyone without work for 18 months will receive a paid work placement. She will emphasise: “Too many people’s potential is wasted.” The Chancellor will also utilise her speech to articulate her goals to dismantle obstacles facing working class children. She will say: “I believe in a Britain based on opportunity – where ordinary kids can flourish, unhindered by their background. And I believe that Britain’s real wealth is found not only in the success of the fortunate few, but in the talents of all our people, in every part of our great country.” Ms Reeves informed Sky News on Monday morning that unemployment benefits should not be viewed as an “alternative” to employment. She clarified: “It’s not the case that unemployment benefits or Universal Credit are an alternative to work.” She emphasised that one cannot simply refuse work and opt to remain on benefits instead. During a series of comprehensive interviews, the Chancellor also hinted that Greater Manchester Mayor, Mr Burnham, could potentially follow in Liz Truss’ footsteps, cautioning that being Chancellor involves rejecting “no to good causes” to ensure “the numbers add up.She said: “. She warned: “If he’s saying… anybody that says you can just borrow more, I do think that risks going the way of Liz Truss. “I want to bring that debt down. I want bring that debt down I want to bring those borrowing costs down. “There’s nothing progressive, nothing Labour about that.” The Chancellor also supported the PM’s assertion that Reform UK’s contentious policy of abolishing indefinite leave to remain is “racist”. Speaking to Times Radio, Ms Reeves stated: “I’m going to not play the man, I’m going to play the ball, and that policy I believe is a racist policy. That doesn’t mean that people that support Reform are racist, absolutely not. “But there are lots of people listening, and their neighbour may have been born abroad. They may be married to somebody who was born abroad, a person sitting next to them in the office might have been born abroad. “But if they are here legally, they are working and they are contributing, I don’t think there is any case to say you’re going to deport that person.”