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Prime minister plays down prospect of EU youth mobility scheme

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Gary Noakes
28 August 2024

The prime minister appeared to have ruled out any prospect of an immediate deal with the EU reviving UK travel firms’ ability to post workers abroad.

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The prime minister may have dashed hopes of a quick revival of the right to work in Europe (Credit: Frederick Tubiermont / Unsplash)

Sir Keir Starmer told journalists in Berlin, where he is seeking to thaw relations with Germany and the EU following Brexit: “We do not have plans for a youth mobility scheme but do have plans for closer relationship between us and the EU.”

However, he appeared to leave the door open for talks: “Obviously we’ve been really clear — no single market, no customs union, no free movement, no going back into the EU. So the discussion about a close relationship within the EU or with the EU is in that context and within those frameworks.”