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)
Scotland s future as an independent, European nation : First Minister Nicola Sturgeon Before the spin starts, it s worth remembering that Brexit is happening against Scotland s will, Sturgeon added on Twitter. AFP
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Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon reacted December 24 to news of Britain s post-Brexit trade deal with the EU by saying it was time for Scotland to be an independent, European nation . Before the spin starts, it s worth remembering that Brexit is happening against Scotland s will, she added on Twitter.
Before the spin starts, it’s worth remembering that Brexit is happening against Scotland’s will. And there is no deal that will ever make up for what Brexit takes away from us. It’s time to chart our own future as an independent, European nation.
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)
Post-Brexit Trade: UK, EU reach landmark deal Agencies Agencies
Britain clinched a narrow Brexit trade deal with the European Union yesterday, just seven days before it exits one of the world s biggest trading blocs in its most significant global shift since the loss of empire.
The deal means it has swerved away from a chaotic finale to a tortuous divorce that has shaken the 70-year project to forge European unity from the ruins of World War Two.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told reporters: It was a long and winding road. But we have got a good deal to show for it. It is fair, it is a balanced deal, and it is the right and responsible thing to do for both sides.