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Sunday 8 November 2026
The UK is to rejoin the EU's Erasmus student exchange programme from January at a cost of £570 million. The scheme allows students from British universities to study abroad and EU students to study in the UK, with some costs covered by the EU. After Brexit the UK left the programme. The Culture Department said rejoining would give a generation the chance to build connections across Europe.
Lisa Nandy, the Culture Secretary, rejected criticism from the Conservatives and Reform UK that linking the announcement to Remembrance Sunday was inappropriate. The Conservatives said talking up the scheme on Remembrance Sunday was disrespectful to veterans. Reform UK accused the government of politicising Remembrance and said the scheme was expensive and benefited European students more than UK students. Nandy said it was right to honour the legacy of those who served with more than lip service, including by educating a new generation about what they fought for. BBC One reported that she also denied promoting an EU deal and said the aim was to widen participation, including for children from towns like Wigan.
Coverage also noted that Andy Burnham wants a closer relationship with the EU and will announce a wider deal on youth movement later this month. The EU is said to want access to the UK for 150,000 young Europeans, with the UK government thought to be trying to negotiate that down. Nandy accepted that closer ties would come with trade-offs. The former EU chief Brexit negotiator, named by BBC One as Michel Barnier, said the UK could not pick and choose options and that the door was open to rejoining the EU if it wanted.
BBC One reported that a new set of UK-EU agreements was expected to be signed off in 12 days. It reported that the deal was expected to include the removal of post-Brexit checks on food and animal exports, linking the UK and EU carbon emissions trading schemes, and a youth experience programme allowing people to live, work and study on the continent. A major UK-EU summit was reported to be nine days away.
Key Claims by Channel
| Claim |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| Reported by all 2 channels | ||
| Lisa Nandy rejected criticism of linking the UK's return to the Erasmus scheme with Remembrance Sunday, while the Conservatives and Reform UK criticised the government's claim that restarting Erasmus would honour those who served. | ||
| The UK will rejoin the Erasmus scheme from January at a reported cost of £570 million. | ||
| The Erasmus scheme allows British university students to study abroad and EU students to study in the UK, with some costs covered by the EU. | Reported by BBC News | Reported by BBC One |
| The Culture Department said the Erasmus scheme would give a generation the chance to build connections across Europe. | Reported by BBC News | Reported by BBC One |
| Reform UK said the Erasmus scheme was very expensive and benefited European students more than the UK. | Reported by BBC News | Reported by BBC One |
| Andy Burnham said he wanted a closer relationship with the EU. | Reported by BBC News | Reported by BBC One |
| Andy Burnham was due to announce a wider deal on youth movement later this month. | Reported by BBC News | Reported by BBC One |
| The EU was reported to want access to the UK for 150,000 young Europeans, with the UK government thought to be trying to negotiate that number down. | Reported by BBC One | |
| Lisa Nandy accepted that closer ties with the EU would come with some trade-offs. | Reported by BBC News | Reported by BBC One |
| The EU's former chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, warned the UK against cherry-picking and said the door was open to rejoining the EU if it wanted. | Reported by BBC News | Reported by BBC One |
| A major UK-EU summit was nine days away. | Reported by BBC News | Reported by BBC One |
| The UK left the Erasmus programme after Brexit. | Reported by BBC News | Reported by BBC One |
| Lisa Nandy rejected criticism that linking the UK's return to Erasmus with Remembrance Sunday was inappropriate. | Reported by BBC News | Reported by BBC One |
| The Conservatives said promoting the Erasmus scheme on Remembrance Sunday was disrespectful to veterans. | Reported by BBC News | Reported by BBC One |
| Reform UK accused the government of politicising Remembrance and said Nandy's use of Remembrance Sunday was in poor taste. | Reported by BBC News | Reported by BBC One |
| Nandy said it was right to honour the legacy of those who served with more than lip service, including by educating a new generation about what they fought for. | Reported by BBC News | Reported by BBC One |
| Andy Burnham said he wants a closer relationship with the EU and will announce a new wider deal on youth movement later this month. | Reported by BBC News | Reported by BBC One |
| Only on one channel | ||
| Lisa Nandy said she was not promoting a deal with the EU but widening participation so children from towns such as Wigan could take part in cultural exchanges. | Not reported by BBC News | Reported by BBC One |
| A new set of UK-EU agreements was due to be signed off in 12 days. | Not reported by BBC News | Reported by BBC One |
| The expected new UK-EU deal included removal of post-Brexit checks on food and animal exports, linking UK and EU carbon emissions trading schemes, and a youth experience programme allowing people to live, work and study on the continent. | Not reported by BBC News | Reported by BBC One |
| A lifelong Eurosceptic said the new agreements carried risks, including surrendering fisheries for a further 10 years and paying an undisclosed but not insignificant sum. | Not reported by BBC News | Reported by BBC One |
| Brexit was discussed again, with debate focusing on the economy, immigration and security. | Not reported by BBC News | Reported by BBC One |
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