15 h. ago Labour child benefits civil war as Angela Rayner 'demands middle class parents who earn £60,000 a year lose payout' while Starmer 'clashes with chief aide' over handouts for big families

Angela Rayner suggested the Chancellor should 'claw back' the handouts from families where one adult earns over £50,000 a year.

Society

59 h. ago Controversial pregnancy drug campaigners accused Labour of ignoring parents of "affected" kids

Many women given Primodos blame it and similar drugs for causing abnormalities in babies.

Events

3 d. 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.

Politics

4 d. 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...

Economics

4 d. 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.

Economics

5 d. 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

Politics

5 d. 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

6 d. 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

7 d. 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.

Politics

9 d. 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

Politics

9 d. 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

Economics

1 week 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.

Politics

2 w. ago UK looking at setting up youth mobility scheme with EU, minister says

Ahead of key summit, Nick Thomas-Symonds tells FT that a ‘smart’ programme would benefit young people

Politics

3 w. ago RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Labour's lying to us about migration. They're planning to flood the country with EU 'youths' and it's freedom of movement by the front door

Surkeir Starmer says he's going to get tough on immigration. No, he isn't. Back in February, Pixie Balls-Cooper said the government had zero interest in signing up to a 'youth mobility' scheme.

Events

3 w. ago I want our young people to be able to work in Europe, says Rachel Reeves

Chancellor’s remarks, made ahead of the EU-UK summit next month, signal a softening of the government’s position on a youth mobility scheme

Politics

4 w. ago UK ‘will not be defined by the past’ amid speculation on EU youth visa scheme

The Government has faced pressure from backbench MPs to agree a youth mobility scheme.

Politics

4 w. ago Visas for young EU citizens to work in UK: We're moving in a good direction, says German ambassador to London

But the UK government is wary that such a scheme could spark accusations of a return to freedom of movement

Politics

4 w. ago Labour not going to breach manifesto commitments on Europe – minister

It comes as the Times newspaper reported the Home Office could be open to the idea of a ‘one in, one out’ youth mobility scheme.

Politics

4 w. ago Visas for young European under a youth mobility scheme with EU ‘not in Government plans’, says minister

Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds told MPs the Government is pursuing a new partnership with the EU which will make the UK ‘safer, more secure and more prosperous’.

Politics