Let young people live and work in EU, urges Khan

Young Britons should be able to live and work in European countries, Sir Sadiq Khan is expected to argue, urging the government to back a youth mobility scheme with the European Union.

- MILLIE COOKE

It comes as the London mayor hosts a meeting of the EU heads of mission today – including the EU ambassador and UK ambassadors of 27 EU member states. Giving some opening remarks at the start of the meeting, which is aimed at further strengthening London’s relationship with its international partners, Sir Sadiq is expected to say he is “strongly in favour” of such a scheme.

The European Commission has made a youth mobility scheme a key demand amid Sir Keir Starmer’s post-Brexit reset with Brussels after years of tense relations under successive Conservative administrations.

The proposal, which has become a major sticking point between the UK and EU, would likely mirror similar arrangements Britain already has with countries including Australia and Japan and would allow 18- to 35-year-olds to move and work freely between countries for up to two years.