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“The scrapping of the Erasmus scheme was a mistake. But by working with Brussels, Starmer can put it right.” https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/28/erasmus-young-people-keir-starmer-studying-abroad
‘Starmer’s trip to France and Germany feels empty without re-joining the scheme.” https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/the-madness-of-snubbing-erasmus/
A government spokesperson says the U.K. has ‘no plans’ to rejoin European program. Read More
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“Yet one obvious potential win is rarely mentioned – that of UK’s future participation in Erasmus+.” https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/labourlist.org/2023/09/the-uk-will-rejoin-horizon-but-why-wont-labour-promise-erasmus-access-too/%3famp
Figures show that UK students hoping to study or train abroad in 2022/23 got £22m less from the Brexit-era Turing…