The Mayor of London has reaffirmed his support for a reciprocal EU-UK Youth Mobility Scheme today, telling EU representatives that such an agreement would benefit both young people and the economy.
Speaking at a meeting of EU representatives, Sir Sadiq Khan said the proposal “would help aid economic growth across London” while giving under 30s the chance to work abroad. The Mayor also argued that closer ties with Europe would help counter the economic impact of President Donald Trump’s threatened tariff regime.
Best for Britain has campaigned for a reciprocal EU-UK Youth Mobility Scheme since it was first proposed by the cross-party UK Trade and Business Commission in their landmark report in May 2023.
In March last year, polling from Best for Britain showed that six in ten were in favour of such a scheme as part of a new common sense deal with the EU.
Cary Mitchell, Executive Director of Operations for Best for Britain said,
"A reciprocal Youth Mobility Scheme is win-win not just for young people in the UK and Europe, but is incredibly popular across the UK with our polling consistently showing that most voters are in favour of it.
“A Youth Mobility Scheme is also well within the Government’s red lines for the EU-UK reset because it is not the same as freedom of movement as some have claimed.”