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- Labour defence secretary Wes Streeting delayed the defence jobs plan after union opposition.
- Unions said the plan bypassed members and ignored their role in creating apprenticeships.
- The delay threatens a week of youth-job announcements across business services, construction, technology and defence.
- Streeting will visit Telford Thursday to launch a Rheinmetall-run gun production facility.
- The plan pledged at least 14,000 defence apprenticeships annually by 2035.