Labour Have Struck A Deal With The EU Which Could Massively Improve Your Holiday Experience

Queues at passport control have become a common occurrence since Brexit.A deal with the EU which could see the end of British holidaymakers having to queue for hours in European airports is on the verge of being struck by ministers.UK tourists will be allowed to use e-gates when they arrive at their destination, potentially saving them hours of having to wait in line.The breakthrough is one of the major planks of a deal set to be unveiled by Keir Starmer at a summit in London on Monday.Millions of Brits have had to endure the mind-numbing ritual of queuing at passport control as a result of the UK’s decision to leave the EU in 2016.That is because they are currently not allowed to use the e-gates reserved for those from the EU or the European Economic Area.British travellers to Europe, by contrast, have to wait in a separate queue to have their passports stamped.On the BBC this morning, Laura Kuenssberg asked Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds, who has been leading the negotiations with the EU for the government, if he was “confident that British travellers will be able to use e-gates with their passports instead of being stuck in queues for hours at European airports”.He replied: “I am certainly pushing for people to be able to go through far more quickly.“I think we can all agree that not being stuck in queues and having more time to spend, whether it’s on holiday or work trips ... I’m sure we can all agree that that would be a very sensible objective.”The apparent breakthrough is embarrassing for Tory leader Kemi Badenoch, who had accused the government of failing to get an agreement on the use of e-gates.She said: “Labour should have used this review of our EU trade deal to secure new wins for Britain, such as an EU-wide agreement on Brits using e-gates on the continent.“Instead, it sounds like we’re giving away our fishing quotas, becoming a rule-taker from Brussels once again and getting free movement by the back door. This isn’t a reset, it’s a surrender.”The UK-UK agreement is also set to include a youth mobility scheme to make it easier for 18 to 30-year-olds to live and work abroad.On Sky News, Thomas-Symonds was challenged over previous comments by home secretary Yvette Cooper, which suggested such a deal ran counter to the government’s efforts to bring down immigration.He said: “We’re going to reduce the level of net migration, and anything that is agreed on youth mobility ... would be consistent with the objective to bring the level of net migration down.”Related...Starmer Faces A Case Of The Monday Blues As EU Deal And Labour Rebellion Loom'Are You Embarrassed': Sky News Presenter Mocks Senior Tory Over Labour's Trade Deals'When Will Yvette Cooper Resign?': Trevor Phillips Skewers Minister Over Cabinet Splits On EU Deal

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