Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Sir Keir Starmer's so-called Brexit 'reset' finally appears to be bearing fruit, with the government announcing today that Britain will rejoin the Erasmus student exchange scheme in 2027.

EU relations minister Nick Thomas-Symonds dubbed the breakthrough "a huge win for our young people", who will be able to study, train or gain work experience under the EU scheme from January 2027.

Boris Johnson took Britain out of the agreement in 2020, arguing it did not offer value for money, but the Labour government has now agreed a 30 per cent discount on membership fees.

Nonetheless, the UK will still be contributing around £570 million to the scheme in 2027 – a figure that will no doubt be seized upon by critics as Labour attempts to bring the UK into closer alignment with the EU.

What was the name of the UK scheme that replaced Erasmus after Brexit?

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