{"id":55908,"date":"2025-04-27T22:50:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T22:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/55908\/"},"modified":"2025-04-27T22:50:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T22:50:10","slug":"rachel-reeves-slammed-for-betraying-brexit-as-she-signals-opening-of-new-eu-migration-route","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/55908\/","title":{"rendered":"Rachel Reeves slammed for &#8216;betraying Brexit&#8217; as she signals opening of new EU migration route"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE Chancellor was slammed for \u201cbetraying Brexit\u201d yesterday \u2014 as she signalled the opening of a new European migration route.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/who\/rachel-reeves\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rachel Reeves<\/a> hinted that millions of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/european-union\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">EU<\/a>-based adults aged between 18 and 30 will be eligible to move to Britain under a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/32436521\/eu-brexit-deal-youth-mobility-stella-creasy\/#:~:text=A%20youth%20mobility%2C%20or%20%E2%80%9Cexperience,between%20the%20UK%20and%20EU.\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">youth mobility scheme<\/a>, allowing free cross-border work and travel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An image collage containing 1 images, Image 1 shows Rachel Reeves and Scott Bessent shaking hands at a meeting\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/newspress-collage-azfy99ibn-1745785080502.jpg\" data-caption=\"Chancellor Rachel Reeves was slammed for 'betraying Brexit'\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/newspress-collage-azfy99ibn-1745785080502.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>1<\/p>\n<p>Chancellor Rachel Reeves was slammed for &#8216;betraying Brexit&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The visa would be part of a fresh Brussels creep, with ministers looking to thrash out a new post-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/brexit\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brexit<\/a> deal next month.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/who\/chris-philp\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mr Philp<\/a> said: \u201cRachel Reeves\u2019 choices have damaged the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/uk-economy\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">economy<\/a>, meaning borrowing is up significantly, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/inflation\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">inflation<\/a> is rising, and economic growth forecasts have been cut.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s why the Treasury has forced her to do what it always does: import cheap foreign labour to make up for the damage she has inflicted on the economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cBe in no doubt, this is just another attempt by Labour to betray Brexit and re-open the door to uncontrolled and unlimited <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/uk-immigration-crisis\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">immigration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/labour-party\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Labour<\/a> negotiates Britain loses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday Ms Reeves insisted she wants to \u201cbring down net migration\u201d and not \u201creturn to freedom of movement\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>But she added: \u201cWe do want to see better trading relationships between our countries and we do want to enable young people from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/where\/europe\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Europe<\/a> and the UK to be able to work and travel overseas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/34651989\/rachel-reeves-brexit-row-eu\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reeves also recently triggered a fresh Brexit row<\/a> by declaring the EU more important than America to the economy.<\/p>\n<p>The Chancellor\u00a0made the remarks hours before\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/34633208\/rachel-reeves-trump-china-tariffs-trade-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">meeting her US counterpart<\/a>\u00a0to try to secure a much-coveted\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/34511429\/uk-us-trade-deal-trump-tariff-trade-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trade deal.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s only taken Keir 6 months to make complete mess of UK &#8211; 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