A NEW body will rebuild England’s “mess” of a skills training system and nurture “home-grown talent,” according to the Prime Minister.

Sir Keir Starmer made the remarks as he launched Skills England, to be led by former Co-operative Group CEO Richard Pennycook, as part of the new Labour government’s efforts to reduce the “skills gap.”

The Department for Education considers the gap to have been responsible for 36 per cent of job vacancies between 2017 and 2022.