UK to rejoin EU's Erasmus student exchange scheme
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Work on the UK joining the Erasmus programme was announced as part of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's post-Brexit reset deal with Brussels in May
In the Erasmus programme’s previous guise, fewer UK students went abroad compared with the numbers coming in. But it was still hugely popular among young people in Britain and an entire generation since it ended in 2021 have been deprived of the experience. Its return will go down well with younger voters.
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