Former Europe minister blames Home Office for blocking Brexit reset progress

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former Europe minister Denis MacShane has blamed Yvette Cooper’s Home Office for holding up important concessions needed to reset Britain’s relationship with the EU. The former Labour MP was responding to European affairs minister Nick Thomas-Symonds indicating to peers on Tuesday that the government could be open to agreeing a youth mobility scheme dependent on the proposal brought forward by Brussels. open image in gallery Former Europe minister Denis MacShane lashed out at the Home Office on X In a first hint of compromise, Mr Thomas-Symonds, who will be leading the Brexit reset talks next year, told the Lords’ European affairs committee: “It’s for the EU to finalise proposals it wants to put on the table. Now it’s the Home Office.” open image in gallery European affairs minister Nick Thomas-Symonds will be leading the Brexit reset talks next year Youth mobility has become a major sticking point in Sir Keir’s plans for a reset of the UK/ EU relationship because it has become a priority of European member states including Germany and the European Commission.