Oct 17, 2026 04:45 PM
(This post was last modified: Oct 17, 2026 07:20 PM by C C.)
Clearly there must be much envy in Labour with regard to how Greece and other economically challenged countries are losing their youthful populations due to the ease of migration from one EU country to another.
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British under-30s set to work in EU again as UK pushes for Brexit reset
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/ho...68482.html
INTRO: British under-30s could soon be able to work freely in any job in Europe – as Andy Burnham sets his sights on a closer relationship with the EU. Brussels is understood to be in talks with other EU states to allow young people to work in the UK without restrictions, following tense negotiations over the Youth Experience Scheme.
Previous discussions have raised concerns that young Britons may face tighter restrictions than their counterparts coming to the UK, as individual member states have the final say over who can be issued work visas in their country.
But, according to The i Paper, Brussels is seeking an agreement with EU countries to ensure Britons will be able to work in any job under the scheme. The UK side would be willing to accept this agreement, the newspaper reported. Mr Burnham has promised to use the UK-EU summit in Brussels next month to push for improved relations with the bloc.
The prime minister reopened the debate in his first speech as prime minister at the party conference last month, when he blamed Brexit for a decade of drift and division and insisted he could go “all the way” in proposing to rejoin the bloc. Mr Burnham has promised that the “public will be the boss”, but insisted that they backed his “pragmatic approach”.
He is pushing to secure a deal with Brussels and warned that “sticking with the status quo is not good enough”. It follows a major poll last week which found that nearly three-quarters of Labour voters want the prime minister to include talks to rejoin the EU in the next manifesto... (MORE - details)
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British under-30s set to work in EU again as UK pushes for Brexit reset
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/ho...68482.html
INTRO: British under-30s could soon be able to work freely in any job in Europe – as Andy Burnham sets his sights on a closer relationship with the EU. Brussels is understood to be in talks with other EU states to allow young people to work in the UK without restrictions, following tense negotiations over the Youth Experience Scheme.
Previous discussions have raised concerns that young Britons may face tighter restrictions than their counterparts coming to the UK, as individual member states have the final say over who can be issued work visas in their country.
But, according to The i Paper, Brussels is seeking an agreement with EU countries to ensure Britons will be able to work in any job under the scheme. The UK side would be willing to accept this agreement, the newspaper reported. Mr Burnham has promised to use the UK-EU summit in Brussels next month to push for improved relations with the bloc.
The prime minister reopened the debate in his first speech as prime minister at the party conference last month, when he blamed Brexit for a decade of drift and division and insisted he could go “all the way” in proposing to rejoin the bloc. Mr Burnham has promised that the “public will be the boss”, but insisted that they backed his “pragmatic approach”.
He is pushing to secure a deal with Brussels and warned that “sticking with the status quo is not good enough”. It follows a major poll last week which found that nearly three-quarters of Labour voters want the prime minister to include talks to rejoin the EU in the next manifesto... (MORE - details)
