article_snippet: Boris Johnson met apprentices working at the New England Seafood factory, where Boris Johnson confirmed plans for a £1.8million scheme that will create more than 3,500 new apprenticeships across the capital.
article_snippet: Boris Johnson said: ‘Our new programme will reach out to those companies yet to dip those companies toe into the rich pool of talent contained in Our .’
article_snippet: The London-based New England Seafood has taken on 12 apprentices since 2012, five of whom have gone on to take up full time positions.
article_snippet: Around 190,000 16-24 year-olds have become a London apprentice since 2010.
highlights_snippet: Boris Johnson was meeting apprentices at the factory in Chessington, Surrey .