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Jessica Elgot and Lisa O'Carroll

Labour MPs urge Starmer to back youth mobility scheme amid EU trade reset

Three young people – two female, one male – smiling and running with a billowing EU flag in Munich
A scheme allowing British and European 18- to 30-year-olds to travel freely has been seen as a key European demand in reaching an economic deal with the UK. Photograph: Juice Images/Alamy

Keir Starmer is under pressure from more than 60 Labour MPs to allow thousands of young Europeans to live and work in the UK, a move seen as key to unlocking a more ambitious trade reset with Brussels.

The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, said discussions on a potential scheme were ongoing, in the clearest hint yet that the government is preparing to do a deal.

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