LABOUR is preparing to let up to 80,000 young Europeans live and work in Britain every year in a fresh Brexit concession to Brussels.`
Ministers have raised their proposed cap from 50,000 in a bid to secure a deal ahead of EU summit on November 20.
Under the plans, EU citizens aged 18 to 30 could live, work and study in Britain for up to three years.
But is pushing for an even higher cap of 100,000 places, according to The Sunday Times.
Shadow Home Secretary blasted: “At a time when young Brits are struggling to find jobs, afford housing and get on the property ladder, Labour is putting the interests of the EU ahead of our own people.
“This is not a reset; it is a retreat.
“Meanwhile thousands continue to cross the Channel illegally and Labour look set to water down reforms to ILR.
The are the only party that will secure our borders and put our national interest first.”
EU negotiators are also demanding cheaper university fees for European students, despite warnings the move could cost cash-strapped British universities millions.
hopes to strike agreements on youth mobility, cutting border checks on food exports and linking emissions trading schemes at the summit.
But major sticking points remain, raising doubts over whether a deal can be struck in time.
It comes as Mr Burnham is also preparing to unveil options for Britain’s future relationship with later this month – having admitted he wants to rejoin the bloc in his lifetime.
