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The UK voted for ending free movement of people from the EU in the 2016. But the British establishment never wanted it to end. And an overwhelming plurality of MPs in Westminster voted for us to remain. Which explains this news;
UK Chancellor (and DEI hire) Rachel Reeves has pushed for an “ambitious” youth migration deal with the EU in a bid to improve the outlook of the public finances ahead of the autumn Budget. The chancellor told the Times, that an exchange scheme for young workers would be “good for the economy, good for growth and good for business”. The UK agreed to work towards a “youth experience visa” with the EU in May this year but the specifics of the scheme are still being negotiated. Reeves also called for the Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR) to factor the potential economic impact of such a scheme into its forecasts ahead of the Budget, which she hopes will reduce the need for spending cuts or tax rises.
So what she is implying is that IF we accept her “youth migration” deal from the UK, THEN she mightn’t have to tax as quite as much as she could. It’s a veiled threat. When she talks of “youth” migration she is referring to EU citizens aged 18-30. Yes, it turns out that those in their late 20’s are defined as “youths” for the purpose of this scheme.
This has great significance. You see prior to Brexit, EU citizens moving to the UK were predominantly young adults aged 20–30, indicating an average age of approximately 25 years. This is based on analysis of Office for National Statistics data from 2008–2014, which shows that the vast majority of arrivals were in this age range. So in effect, she wants to restore de facto free travel from the EU to the UK, and branding this as “youth” scheme is plainly duplicitous.
Labour was always fervently pro EU and will do all it can to bring us back into full alignment with the EU.
