Nandy confirms Erasmus+ scheme return as UK eyes closer ties with EU
Britain will rejoin the Erasmus+ scheme in January, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy confirms, six years after Boris Johnson's Brexit deal took the UK out of it and ended the Turing replacement. The Government says over £30 million will fund youth initiatives in lower-participation areas, with disadvantaged 18-year-olds eligible for free EU rail travel. Quoted, Nandy calls rejoining a symbol of ambition, while Conservative chairman Kevin Hollinrake, in quotes, calls using Remembrance Sunday to promote it tone deaf and shameful.