Suella Braverman has said that any pressure placed on the UK to allow under-30s from the European Union to live and work here will be a "Brexit betrayal".
European Union president Ursula von der Leyen will use a summit with Sir Keir Starmer in the new year to press the UK on the proposal, according to a senior EU diplomat.
It would likely mirror similar arrangements Britain already has with countries including Australia and Japan and would allow 18 to 35-year-olds to move and work freely between countries for up to two years.
The former Home Secretary slammed the potential agreement, stating: "The Brexit betrayal is well underway.
"This is just the first step towards Labour forcing us to rejoin the clutches of the failing European Union and freedom of movement.
"Why can’t the PM just put the British people first?"
Whilst No10 made clear on Thursday that the UK will not be reentering the single market or the customs union, Miguel Berger, the German ambassador to the UK, told GB News the under-30s agreement will be on the meeting.
Check out all today’s political coverage from GB News below
Badenoch: I might skip Boxing Day turkey sandwich for pie
Kemi Badenoch said she found interest in her meal choices “fascinating” and revealed she might treat herself to a turkey pie on Boxing Day after her distaste for sandwiches sparked a Westminster food fight.
The Conservative leader sparked controversy when she said in a recent interview that sandwiches were "what you had for breakfast", admitting that she prefers to opt for a steak.
She also said that lunch breaks were for "wimps" and that she will eat her meals whilst working.
Today, she added: "“I think it is fascinating how interested people are in politicians’ lunch choices and it’s all very light-hearted.
“I was asked a question about what I like to eat, and I always answer questions – Keir Starmer doesn’t answer questions, but I always answer questions.
“You know you will always get the truth from me.”
Asked whether she would be eating a turkey sandwich on Boxing Day, she said: “Maybe a turkey pie on Boxing Day.”
Starmer urges G7 to be ‘cautious’ about next steps in Syria
Sir Keir StarmerPAThe Prime Minister has urged G7 leaders to show caution in Syria following the overthrow of Bashar Assad.
Sir Keir Starmer told a meeting of the G7 leaders on Friday that “the fall of (Bashar) Assad’s brutal regime should be welcomed but we must be cautious about what comes next”, according to a Downing Street spokesperson.
The spokesperson added that the safety of the Syrian people should be a “priority” along with supporting a peaceful transition to a “credible, inclusive and non-sectarian” government.
The leaders again stressed the importance of respecting Syria’s “territorial integrity, independence and sovereignty”, the spokesperson concluded.
Farmer warns of fresh blow to rural workers as Britain's economy shrinks: 'It’s corporate socialism!'
A British farmer has issued a stark warning about the state of Britain's rural economy, following fresh data showing another economic contraction.
Jamie Blackett, speaking to GB News, expressed deep concern about the economic outlook, stating: "I don't want to talk down the economy and talk it into recession, but I certainly don't see much light at the end of the tunnel."
The farmer criticised Chancellor Rachel Reeves's approach to economic management, describing it as a "curiously top-down view of the economy."
Surrey council admits schools 'out of space' after Labour's VAT tax raid
Surrey schools have admitted they will have no spaces for pupils in Years 9, 10 or 11 next September, despite needing to accommodate an estimated 2,400 children due to Labour's private school VAT raid.
The stark admission from Surrey County Council came in response to a Freedom of Information request from a concerned parent seeking placement options for his children.
The crisis comes as the Government's 20 per cent levy on private schools is set to be introduced next month.
Labour Cabinet infighting erupts as Wes Streeting takes swipe at Ed Miliband over Syria comments
Wes Streeting has taken a swipe at Ed Miliband over his failure to support military action against Syria
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Wes Streeting has taken a swipe at Ed Miliband over his failure to support military action against Syria.
When Miliband was the leader of the Labour party in 2013, he ordered his MPs to vote against David Cameron’s push to launch airstrikes in the region, over fears of chemical weapon use.
The current Energy Secretary was successful and the Commons ultimately voted against military action 285-272, a decision that bolstered the United State’s decision to avoid intervention and thus kept Bashar al-Assad in power for longer.
Assad’s regime has recently fallen, though Streeting believes his brutal dictatorship would have fallen sooner had the UK acted earlier.
He told BBC Question Time on Thursday: “With hindsight, I think we can say, looking back on the events of 2013, that the hesitation of this country and the United States created a vacuum that Russia moved into and kept Assad in power for much longer.”
He added: “I think if the West had acted faster, Assad would have been gone.”
Responding to the comments, Miliband said that he has “no regrets”, stating: “To those people who say that president Assad would have fallen if we bombed in 2013 that's obviously wrong, because president Trump bombed president Assad in 2017 and 2018, so he didn't fall.
“So I welcome the fall of a brutal dictator, but I think the view that some people seem to be expressing about history is just wrong.”
Brexit bigwigs sound alarm bells as Starmer seeks 'lockstep' EU relationship - 'Deeply worrying!'
Brexit bigwigs have raised concerns about comments made by Sir Keir Starmer after the Prime Minister met with European Council President Antonio Costa yesterday.
The Prime Minister, who was snapped outside No10 with Costa, said: "The UK is stronger when it works in lockstep with its closest international partners.
"Closer cooperation with the EU will make us safer, our borders more secure, and boost economic growth."
Responding to Starmer's comments, a veteran Eurosceptic told GB News: "I think they are pushing us towards an EEA type model - back in the EU orbit having to sign up to Single Market laws and Free Movement just like Norway and Iceland.
"There being sixty civil servants in the EU hub is deeply worrying - how big was the whole Brexit department? Hundreds? It's going that way."
A Brexit-backing Tory MP added: "Starmer can’t help himself - he’ll always be obsessed with the EU, not matter how hard he tries to hide it at election time."
However, the Prime Minister is keen to stress his Labour Government will not let the UK rejoin either the EU's single market or customs union.
'Politically embarrassing!' Former UKIP leader slams Starmer for 'trying to lock us back into EU'
'Politically embarrassing!' Former UKIP leader slams Starmer for 'trying to lock us back into EU'Former UKIP leader Neil Hamilton has launched a scathing attack on Sir Keir Starmer, accusing the Prime Minister of attempting to drag Britain back into the European Union "by stealth".
Speaking to GB News, Hamilton claimed Starmer had never truly accepted the Brexit referendum result.
He said: "Keir Starmer never accepted the referendum result. He wanted to have a second referendum until that became politically embarrassing.
Mel Stride blasts Labour as economy shrinks for the second month in a row: 'Businesses are sounding the alarm!'
Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride has delivered scathing criticism of the Government's economic performance following the latest GDP figures showing a second consecutive monthly decline.
The UK economy shrank by 0.1 per cent in October, marking the second consecutive monthly decline, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Speaking to GB News, Stride said: "Well, it's not good. These are stark figures. This is the second consecutive month in which the economy has contracted.
"Now, bear in mind that the government actually inherited the fastest growing economy in the G7 from the last Conservative government.
"What this shows is that this government's constant talking down of the UK economy is coming through in these numbers.
"Now, of course, we've had a Budget. We're going to be seeing higher taxes, higher inflation, higher interest rates, downward pressure on wages and higher unemployment.
"It's no surprise that businesses right up and down the country are now sounding the alarm."
'Labour grinch!' Reeves accused of 'stealing Christmas' as businesses cancel festive parties after tax raid
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been slammed as the "Labour grinch" who "stole Christmas" after businesses across the country were forced to cancel their festive celebrations following her recently announced tax raid.
Nearly half of British firms are axing their Christmas parties this year, according to new research, with some business leaders blaming Reeves's recent Autumn Budget decisions for draining company finances.
Shadow Business Secretary Andrew Griffith took aim at the Chancellor's decision in October to raise the National Insurance contribution rate paid by employers to 15 per cent.
Griffith, who labelled the Chancellor as the "Labour grinch" who "stole Christmas", told The Sun: "Workers across the country are paying the price with Christmas parties cancelled after Budget tax rises means the business cupboard is bare."
Rayner blasted as Tories warn building blitz will see most new homes go to migrants
Angela Rayner's house-building blitz has been branded pointless as top Tories warn that a majority of the new homes will go to migrants.
The Deputy Prime Minister, who also serves as Housing Secretary, yesterday confirmed Labour's push for 1.5 million homes.
However, Shadow Housing Secretary Kevin Hollinrake appeared to take advantage of Rayner's weekend ramble about immigration.
He fumed: “Due to loosening restrictions on visa requirements, the majority of homes they deliver will be for people coming into this country rather than British citizens.”
Defending the proposals, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said:“For years, we have had not enough houses being built.
“That means that individuals and families don’t have the security that they want.
“We are determined to break through that, to do what’s necessary.
“Of course we want to get the balance right with nature and the environment, but if it comes to a human being wanting to have a house for them and their family, that has to be the top priority.”
Lowe rages as 609 illegal migrants cross Channel - 'Deport them as soon as possible!'
Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe has been left raging after 609 illegal migrants crossed the Channel yesterday.
Taking to social media, the outspoken Great Yarmouth MP said: "609 illegal migrants crossed the Channel yesterday.
"These individuals should be immediately detained, and then deported as soon as is feasibly possible.
"Send a message of undeniable zero-tolerance. They are NOT welcome. Then, and only then, will the boats stop."
Rachel Reeves looks downtrodden as UK economy shrinks AGAIN: 'The numbers are disappointing'
Rachel Reeves has spoken out about today's "disappointing" economic figures after Britain's growth slumped yet again.
The Chancellor was delivered a fresh blow this morning when the Office for National Statistics revealed that the UK economy shrank by 0.1 per cent in October, following an identical 0.1 per cent fall in September, defying economists' expectations of a return to growth.
Responding to the dire figures, Reeves said: "The numbers on GDP are disappointing. But it's not possible to turn around more than a decade of poor economic growth and stagnant living standards in just a few months.
"You'll see from the plans we've been announcing whether that is the energy reforms we've published today, the reforms to build 1.5 million homes that we published yesterday, the pensions reforms, the creation of a national wealth fund.
"This Government are getting on with the job in improving economic growth and driving up living standards."
UK to be pressured into allowing freedom of movement for under-30s, says top diplomat
The UK will be pressured next year to allow under-30s from the European Union to live and work in the UK as part of a deal to reset the UK/EU relationship.
European Union president Ursula von der Leyen will use a summit with Sir Keir Starmer in the new year to press the UK to allow freedom of movement for the under-30s, according to a senior EU diplomat.
The UK re-entering the Erasmus student exchange scheme will also be on the agenda, Miguel Berger, the German ambassador to the UK, told Chopper's Political Podcast.
No10 made clear on Thursday that the UK will not be reentering the single market or the customs union.
'It is a simple yes or no!' Tory MP DEMANDS answers as Ed Miliband accused of 'not declaring' £4m party donation
Conservative MP Joy Morrissey has demanded answers from Labour's Ed Miliband over allegations he failed to declare donations linked to a recent climate envoy appointment.
Speaking to GB News, Morrissey called for clarity on the declaration of a £4million donation to Labour from Quadrature Capital.
She said: "It's just a simple matter of there was a donation of £4million to the Labour Party by Quadrillion Capital, and then there was a £99,000 donation to Ed Miliband.
"All of those donations are involved with the same sort of links to organisations that are linked to his climate envoy. And it's very simple. The ministerial code is very clear.
"You should declare any conflicts of interest and you should declare those donations before the appointment happens."
Eco-warrior and Labour mega-donor 'lived life of excessive consumerism' with 'private jets and petrol cars'
Just Stop Oil supporter and Labour mega-donor Dale Vince lived a life of "excessive consumerism" involving private jets, luxury cars and expensive champagne, the High Court heard yesterday.
The green energy tycoon's commitment to a sustainable lifestyle was questioned by his ex-wife Kate Vince during their ongoing divorce proceedings.
Kate, 50, told the court that periods of their marriage had been marked by "an exceptionally high standard of living" despite her former husband's public eco-warrior image.
The revelations emerged as the couple battle over the division of their wealth, with Dale estimated to be worth £100 million through his green energy firm Ecotricity.
Recession warning as UK economy SHRINKS in blow to Reeves's fiscal agenda
The UK economy is shrinking in a blow tot eh Chancellor's agenda GETTY Britain's economy has unexpectedly contracted in a blow to Chancellor Rachel Reeves's fiscal agenda, according to the latest official Government statistics published this morning.
Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed the gross domestic product (GDP) shrank by 0.1 per cent in October despite Sir Keir Starmer pledging economic growth just days earlier.
In comparison, the ONS reported that the UK economy grew by 0.1 per cent in September. Prior to today's update, analysts forecast the economy would begin the fourth quarter of the fiscal year with 0.1 per cent growth.
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