Youth Mobility Scheme: "victory for common sense"

EMBARGO: Immediate Release

Commenting on reporting that Starmer has put an UK-EU Youth Mobility Scheme on the table in his reset with Brussels, James MacCleary MP, Liberal Democrat Europe Spokeperson, said:

"Progress on a Youth Mobility Scheme isn't just a victory for young people across the UK - it's a victory for common sense too. For months the Labour Government inexplicably refused to countenance extending a scheme we have with Australia and Japan to our European alllies. 

"We're looking forward to scrutinising the details of this proposal and will continue to hold the Government to account to make sure we get the best possible deal for young people here in the UK.

"This has to be the first step in fixing our broken relationship with the EU and cutting down the Brexit red tape which is holding our economy back.”

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