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 First Minister Apologises for Not Wearing Mask at Wake
A picture showing Sturgeon without a mask at the wake was published in The Scottish Sun yesterday.
“Last Friday, while attending a funeral wake, I had my mask off briefly,” Sturgeon told The Sun. “This was a stupid mistake and I’m really sorry.”
“I talk every day about the importance of masks so I’m not going to offer any excuses,” she added. “I was in the wrong, I’m kicking myself, and I’m sorry.”
She had been at the Stable Bar and Restaurant after attending a funeral for a Scottish government civil servant, according to The Sun.
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Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has apologised for breach of Covid rules during First Minister s Questions.
She was pictured not wearing a face mask while she spoke to mourners at the funeral of a Scottish government civil servant who died with Covid.
She said there are no excuses and that the rules really matter ,
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