Students from the UK will not be able to use the Erasmus study abroad scheme from next year after the Prime Minister made a tough decision to pull out of the programme for financial reasons.
The Erasmus student exchange programme will be replaced in the UK by a worldwide scheme named after code breaker Alan Turing, the Prime Minister has said.
Speaking after the announcement of a trade deal between the UK and the European Union, Boris Johnson said the UK had made a “tough decision” to pull out of the programme for financial reasons.
The Erasmus exchange programme, which the UK joined in 1987, allows students to study and work across Europe.
Mr Johnson said it would be replaced by a worldwide scheme named after Bletchley Park code breaker Alan Turing.
An Alan Turing mural (Campus Party/PA)