lack of father figures is creating a "Jeremy Kyle generation" of men with little chance of work and a high rate of criminality, the Tories have warned.
Shadow work and pensions secretary Chris Grayling also criticised the "monstrously inappropriate" example set by footballers and other celebrities.
Ministers had been "morally negligent" in their attitude towards helping young men, he added.
But the government said it was "committed" to providing opportunities.