The main features of such a new visa would be a halving of fees and a quicker processing time of just two weeks for qualified doctors and nurses.
Labour main opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn wants to call a vote of no confidence in Johnson's government after parliament returns
Both sides are under intense pressure to mend fences just a month and a half before the Britain's scheduled departure on October 31
'We've got a great new deal that takes back control,' Johnson said in a tweet
MPs defeated a third attempt by Boris Johnson to call a snap poll, with the Conservative leader immediately announcing an alternative plan
Johnson had formally requested the delay after being forced to by a law designed to prevent a no-deal Brexit
"The EU27 has agreed that it will accept the UK's request for a Brexit flextension until 31 January 2020," Tusk said in a tweet
Why did the Prime Minister previously say the health service was not on the table in any post-Brexit trade deal?
The development marks a win for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's bid for a pre-Christmas poll to try and win a public mandate in favour of his Brexit.
But with the Labour Party waiting for the European Union to grant a Brexit delay and two other parties launching their bid for an earlier election, the govt's bid so far looks set to fail
Belgian investigators were working to establish where the trailer came from before reaching the port
Johnson wants to call an election for December 12 that he hopes will give him a majority to pass the divorce deal he struck with EU leaders last week
'The question of granting an extension, that looks very good,' EU president-elect Ursula von der Leyen said
Johnson was on Saturday forced by opponents into the humiliation of asking the EU for a delay beyond October 31 that he had vowed he would never seek
The UK top court held the prorogation of parliament by Johnson as unlawful
His election amplifies the confusion
The draft, which now requires formal assent by Queen Elizabeth II to become law, would seek to postpone Brexit beyond the current deadline of October 31
Johnson said this in a speech in Wakefield in northern England
Its principles were witnessed during the Brexit debate
The 55-year-old former foreign secretary and London Mayor laid out his vision as Prime Minister in his first speech on the steps of Downing Street after a meeting with Queen Elizabeth II