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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lisa O’Carroll Senior correspondent

Youth mobility scheme may be delayed to ensure success of UK-EU summit

The flag of the European Union flutters outside parliament in London
Andy Burnham is to take part in a UK-EU ‘reset’ summit in Brussels on 20 November. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA

A deadline for a youth mobility scheme between the EU and the UK could be deferred by six months in a bid to ensure Andy Burnham has a successful “reset” summit on 20 November, diplomats have said.

EU ambassadors in Brussels on Wednesday heard that the UK was still insisting on international tuition fees, quotas and an NHS surcharge for EU students. This has fuelled fears the summit could fail, just as the prime minister is promising to unveil a new vision for Britain’s long-term relationship with the EU.

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