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UK Students To Rejoin EU's Erasmus Scheme As Labour Undo Tory Brexit Deal

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17.12.2025

Pro-Europe campaigners and tourists during the regular anti-Brexit 'rejoin the EU' protest at the junction of Parliament Street and Parliament Square in Westminster.

British students are to rejoin the European Union’s Erasmus exchange scheme as Labour continues to undo Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal.

The Cabinet Office will confirm the move on Wednesday following negotiations between ministers and Brussels.

It means UK undergraduates will be able to take part in the scheme from 2027, allowing them to spend a year studying at European universities without paying extra fees.

European students will also once again be able to come to the UK to study at British universities.

Boris Johnson ended British involvement in the Erasmus scheme in the wake of the 2016 Brexit referendum, arguing that it was costing the UK too much money.

His government set up the less-ambitious Turing scheme instead, which allowed UK students to study at other universities across the world.

But rejoining Erasmus has been a key part of talks between the UK........

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