SIR Keir Starmer is set to be offered an “emergency brake” to stop an influx of Europeans entering the UK under a new youth mobility scheme.
Brussels is looking at giving the PM the power to temporarily shut if too many under-30s want to come here in a 12-month window.
The PM is set to be offered an ’emergency brake’ to stop an influx of Europeans entering the UKCredit: Getty
Brussels is looking at giving Starmer the power to temporarily shut the youth mobility schemeCredit: Reuters
The olive branch is an EU effort to break a deadlock in reset talks with Britain demanding a set numerical limit per year.
It comes ahead of a major this year.
One EU official said there could be “a monitoring system to ensure both sides are equally satisfied with the way the scheme is operating”.
They added: “It’s about the management of flows rather than an upfront number”.
has previously insisted the youth experience scheme must have “appropriate time-limits, caps and visa requirements”.
Britain is demanding the cap be limited to the tens of thousands after concerns at the there could be a rise in net migration.
A government spokesperson said: “We are working together with the EU to create a balanced youth experience scheme.
“It will create new opportunities for young people to live, work, study and travel.
“Any final scheme must be time-limited, capped and will be based on our existing
“These do not include access to home tuition fee status.”
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