Claims
Keir Starmer"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
Ben Habib"After all his bluster to the contrary, Keir Starmer will introduce EU wide freedom of movement for 18 to 30 year olds."Mar 16, 2025
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
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
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
YouGov"Two out of three voters want Sir Keir Starmer to agree an "Australian-style" youth mobility scheme with the European Union."Feb 25, 2025
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."May 21, 2024
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