Labour's Pat McFadden denies new EU 'youth free movement' scheme will harm efforts to tackle NEETs crisis among young Brits

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The Work and Pensions Secretary insisted the proposed deal with the EU will not hinder the Government's bid to reduce youth unemployment in the UK.

Published: 15:09 GMT, 15 November 2026 | Updated: 15:10 GMT, 15 November 2026

Labour's Pat McFadden today denied a new youth mobility scheme allowing EU nationals to work in the UK will harm efforts to tackle the number of jobless Brits.

The Work and Pensions Secretary insisted the proposed deal with the EU will not hinder the Government's bid to reduce youth unemployment in the UK.

The Prime Minister is due to finalise his Brexit 'reset' with EU leaders at a summit in Brussels on Friday, as he seeks closer ties with the bloc.

Andy Burnham is poised to sign deals on food and drink and emissions trading, as well as a so-called 'youth experience scheme'.

This will allow EU nationals under 30 to live, work and study abroad in the UK, with the same rights afforded to young Brits to live, work and study across the EU.

It has been reported that between 75,000 and 80,000 18-to-30-year-olds a year will be able to travel to the UK from the EU for up to three years under the scheme.

But Mr McFadden dismissed a suggestion that allowing more foreign workers into the UK would undermine the Government's attempts to get young Brits into work.

The PM is due to agree his 'reset' package just days after the publication of a major report on the almost one million young people not in education, employment or training – so-called NEETs.

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