6 d. ago Fact check: More people leave than arrive on current youth mobility schemes

Current schemes, which are mainly with countries with smaller populations, might not accurately predict how future schemes will perform.

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3 w. ago Youth mobility scheme shouldn’t only benefit ‘middle class kids’ – Labour MP

Sir Keir Starmer had told the Commons the newly-agreed ‘youth experience scheme’ will allow young British people to travel and work in Europe.

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3 w. ago The Guardian view on the EU trade deal: a rational step forward | Editorial

Tangible gains from these negotiations will be limited, but the prime minister has at last set a positive toneSo much remains to be worked out in Sir Keir Starmer’s deal with the EU that it must be regarded as a staging post rather than a final destination. In several key areas, the agreement announced in London on Monday is really a commitment to have more meetings at which negotiators will try to make more agreements.On the issue of visas for young people and the UK’s mooted return to the Erasmus university-exchange scheme, there is little clarity beyond the rebranding of “youth mobility” as “experience”. A decision on the level of fees that European students must pay has also been booted forward. So have some details of how the UK will work with the bloc on policing and security, including the use of controversial facial-recognition technology in tackling drug and people smuggling across borders.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you wo...

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3 w. ago Starmer branded 'the closet Remainer who never got over losing referendum' as Tories claim EU deal will unleash 'free movement by the back door'

Writing for MailOnline Andrew Griffith, the shadow business secretary, accused him of moving towards 'freedom of movement by the back door' with plans for a youth mobility scheme.

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3 w. ago How would a youth mobility scheme between the UK and EU work?

As hopes grow for a youth mobility scheme with the European Union, The Independent looks at how it would work in practice

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3 w. ago Brexit? What Brexit? On the eve of Surrender Summit, Starmer eyes deal to cosy up to Brussels with hundreds of millions of UK taxpayers' cash

The scheme is expected to include a youth mobility scheme - dubbed free movement 'by the back door' - and an agreement to allow EU trawlers to fish in British waters.

Economics

3 w. ago On the eve of Surrender Summit, Starmer eyes deal to cosy up to Brussels with hundreds of millions of UK taxpayers' cash

The scheme is expected to include a youth mobility scheme - dubbed free movement 'by the back door' - and an agreement to allow EU trawlers to fish in British waters.

Economics

3 w. ago Starmer signals youth mobility scheme with EU would not cross red line

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said ‘youth mobility is not freedom of movement’ ahead of a UK-EU summit in London on Monday.

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3 w. ago ‘No brainer' to give visas to young Brits and EU citizens under mobility scheme, say London business chiefs

More than 70 Labour MPs and peers are backing this work opportunity for 18 to 30-year-olds

Economics

4 w. ago What would a youth visa scheme with the European Union look like?

As hopes grow for a youth mobility scheme with the European Union, The Independent looks at how it would work in practice

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4 w. ago Details of Starmer’s Brexit reset deal revealed including youth mobility scheme

Exclusive: The deal will be unveiled on Monday — with a warning it will anger both Brexiteers and Rejoiners

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4 w. ago Government supports ‘controlled’ youth movement schemes, minister says

Ahead of the UK-EU summit next week, backbench Labour MPs pressed the Government to agree a youth mobility scheme.

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