UK reportedly plans to raise youth mobility cap ahead of EU summit

Politics · First reported 1 Nov, 07:57 · Updated 08:16

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A report says ministers will raise the UK’s youth mobility limit to as many as 75,000–80,000 people a year as the UK and EU discuss a scheme linking young people’s work and study opportunities with changes to food and drink export checks. A separate report says Rachel Reeves backed closer EU ties and described Britain’s future as lying in the EU.

The UK is reported to be considering a youth mobility cap of 75,000–80,000, up from its previous limit of 50,000; the EU had sought a figure closer to 100,000.
The proposed scheme would allow 18- to 30-year-olds to work and study in the UK for up to three years, alongside the removal of border checks on food and drink exports.
The two sides are expected to reach an agreement before a UK-EU summit on 20 November. Reeves has also backed closer EU ties and said Britain’s future lies in the EU.