Will the UK Join or Create a Youth Mobility Scheme?

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"We do not have plans for a youth mobility agreement."

"We do not have plans for a youth mobility scheme but do have plans for closer relationship between us and the EU."Aug 28, 2024

BBC News

Kristian Niemietz"It is probably not going to happen."Jan 23, 2025

Insider

Mark English"Youth mobility will happen."Mar 12, 2025

Ben Habib"After all his bluster to the contrary, Keir Starmer will introduce EU wide freedom of movement for 18 to 30 year olds."

Priti Patel"Within months of coming to office, Labour are already betraying Brexit by steering Britain back to being a rule-taker and opening the door to free movement returning."Feb 21, 2025

ChamberUK

Yvette Cooper"So we're clear that net migration needs to come down, so that's why this [a youth mobility scheme] is not an approach that we are looking for."Feb 02, 2025

Huffington Post

Nick Thomas-Symonds"We have no plans for a youth mobility scheme."Mar 12, 2025

MorningstarUK

Richard MurphyKeir Starmer has made it very clear "that this is not on the agenda as far as the UK is concerned."Sep 03, 2024

Funding the Future

YouGov"Two out of three voters want Sir Keir Starmer to agree an "Australian-style" youth mobility scheme with the European Union."

The UK Government"We are not introducing an EU-wide youth mobility scheme – free movement within the EU was ended and there are no plans to introduce it."

Yvette Cooper"We want very close co-operation, but the UK voted to leave the EU, and that was also as part of the manifesto we were clear that there was no return to free movement or to the customs union or to the single market."Sep 25, 2024

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