Youth mobility scheme a 'back door' to the EU

LABOUR is pushing Britain back into the EU by the back door after Chancellor Rachel Reeves insisted a coming youth mobility scheme will be "good for the economy", Reform and the Conservatives claim.

- By David Williamson

The details of the "youth experience visa" are being thrashed out with Brussels but Ms Reeves believes it will be so significant the Office for Budget Responsibility should take it into account when making its economic forecasts ahead of the Autumn Budget.

If it concludes the numbers coming in to work in the UK will boost growth this could reduce the need for major spending cuts or tax hikes.