Starmer Set to Receive ‘Emergency Brake’ to Curb European Youth Influx into the UK with New Mobility Scheme
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...
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.”