He told the BBC that Sir Keir will 'absolutely' be the next UK prime minister, and said he must tackle child poverty by committing to scrap the two-child benefit cap - which the Labour leader has previously not committed to. Mr Yousaf has appealed to Sir Keir to work with the SNP on reducing child poverty and strengthening relations between the UK and Scottish governments. He wrote: 'I hope you will accept this invitation to meet and that we can establish a working relationship in the interests of the people we represent.' In a letter to the Labour leader, Humza Yousaf said differing political views should not 'prevent us being able to work together'. Scotland's first minister has invited Sir Keir Starmer to Bute House to put 'political differences' aside to work together following the general election. 'While the UK may no longer be part of the EU, London is and always will be a European city.' 'I'm clear that I'd be supportive of a youth mobility scheme, which would benefit us economically, culturally and socially. 'Not only is it more difficult for young people to move abroad for work but the government's wrongheaded decision to leave the Erasmus scheme has made it much harder for students to study abroad too. 'The government's hard Brexit has done damage right across London, and it is young people who have been hardest hit in so many ways. The capital has been particularly harmed by Brexit, he said in a statement first reported by the Observer.

Mr Khan, who is seeking a third term in May's mayoral election, said re-entering the customs union should be on the table when the Brexit deal with the EU comes up for review in 2024. He criticised the Tory government's 'extreme hard Brexit' and even appeared to hit out at Labour's 'omerta', or pact of silence, preventing the party from discussing potential economic reintegration with Brussels. The London mayor supports either a bespoke new scheme to allow young people to move freely to and from European countries or changes to post-Brexit visa rules. Sadiq Khan has called for a youth mobility agreement with the European Union and said the UK should consider re-joining the customs union.

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