Youth mobility scheme disagreement hampering reset of UK-EU relations

The UK reportedly wants to limit the youth mobility scheme to below 50,000 but the EU has already rejected a cap and wants unlimited visas. Photograph: Paul Quayle/Alamy

Significant gaps remain in negotiations on the reset in relations between the UK and the EU despite Keir Starmer’s latest pledge to put Britain “at the heart of Europe” after last week’s election drubbing.

The UK wants to limit the number of young people from the EU who come into the country as part of a post-Brexit youth mobility scheme to below 50,000, it has emerged.