London - Downing Street's social exclusion unit is set to unveil targets to halve pregnancies among Britain's under 18-year-olds by 2010. Central to the drive is a move to place young single mothers in supervised hostels where they will be advised on finding work and childcare.
The government believes tough action is necessary to stem Britain's record rate of teenage pregnancies and weaken a culture of welfare dependency. But the move is likely to spark anger among Labour left-wingers.