UK ready to let in 80,000 young Europeans a year
Ministers are offering a larger concession to help secure a wider deal with Brussels on trade and border checks, according to The Sunday Times.
- Ministers raised the youth mobility cap to 80,000 young people annually, aiming to unlock talks with the European Union ahead of a summit in Brussels later this month.
- Previously, Britain limited the scheme to 50,000, though the European Union pushed for higher numbers; the two sides have long discussed allowing young adults to work and study in Britain.
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham is prepared to spend taxpayers' money annually on subsidies for European students, reports suggest, aiming to secure access to the "Made in Europe" programme for British firms.
- Former Chancellor Rachel Reeves said Brexit made Britain "poorer, weaker and less secure," while the Prime Minister warned ministers it would not be appropriate "to advocate for specific options or opine on the likely outcome."
- Burnham told Cabinet that any "fundamental change" to Brexit arrangements will be "for the public to decide," as the two sides target a summit later this month for potential agreements.
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