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Sir Keir Starmer will host European leaders tomorrow for a landmark summit which might essentially alter the post-Brexit establishment. The Prime Minister has persistently pledged to reset relations with the European Union and tomorrow’s assembly might see particulars of a significant settlement between the bloc and the UK introduced.

Ministers are presently locked into negotiations with the EU however it’s anticipated that the deal will embody a youth mobility scheme which can let European under-35s dwell and work within the UK. Politicians from throughout the political divide have warned that the scope of the settlement might result in a reversal of huge elements of the Brexit deal. Speaking forward of the ultimate day of negotiations, Starmer stated it might “be good for our jobs, good for our bills and good for our borders”.

He added: “That’s what the British people voted for last year, and it’s what my Government will deliver.”

Critics argue that the plans might open the floodgates to hundreds of getting into the nation illegally, with the Conservatives labelling tomorrow’s assembly because the “surrender summit”.

According to the Telegraph, the EU is pushing for a Youth Mobility Scheme to permit migrants aged between 18 and 30 to remain within the UK for so long as three years.

Chris Philp, the Shadow Home Secretary, stated: “This scheme could open the floodgates to tens of thousands or more flooding into the country including people who recently entered Europe illegally and then got citizenship, which in some countries can happen in just three years.

“Last week, Starmer stated he wished to clamp down on immigration however he’s now on the verge of throwing open the doorways.

“He is a disingenuous charlatan when it comes to our border security.”

According to the Sun, Monday’s settlement might open the door to EU fishermen being allowed to trawl in British waters and UK taxpayer cash being diverted as soon as extra to Brussels.

Writing in The Sun on Sunday, Shadow Foreign Secretary Priti Patel stated: “Labour looks set to open our borders and start the process of reintroducing free movement by the back door with some form of youth mobility scheme.

“Labour’s plans are usually not about bettering cooperation with our European buddies and allies, they’re about surrendering management to them.”

London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has warned the agreement could lead to an influx of EU migrants to take up employment in the health and care sector, something the Prime Minister vowed to crackdown on just last week.

Speaking on BBC’s Newsnight, he said the agreement would “put rocket boosters up companies in London the place we’ve essential gaps in hospitality, in inventive industries, in well being and social care, in different sectors”.

Critics have argued that the move will undermine Starmer’s vow to end “a squalid chapter for our politics.”