Nandy confirms the UK will rejoin Erasmus+, rejecting criticism for linking it to Remembrance Sunday

Summary

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy confirmed the UK's return to the Erasmus+ scheme as the UK eyes closer ties with the EU, The Independent reported on Sunday 8 November, the UK having departed the programme in 2020 when Boris Johnson was Prime Minister. The Independent then headlined that the UK is to officially rejoin the Erasmus+ scheme, according to Nandy, and that a date has been set. Nandy sparked anger after using Remembrance Sunday to back the government's plans for closer ties with the EU, Metro UK reported, and the Tory chairman, Kevin Hollinrake, suggested that Nandy was using the national civic occasion to 'try to make an EU membership pitch', the Evening Standard and The Independent reported, Nandy rejecting the criticism and saying that the UK rejoining the EU's study and work scheme will help honour wartime sacrifice, BBC News reported.

Latest: Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy confirmed the UK's return to the Erasmus+ scheme, which the UK is to officially rejoin according to The Independent, and rejected criticism after linking Erasmus to Remembrance Sunday, the Tory chairman Kevin Hollinrake having suggested that Nandy was using the national civic occasion to 'try to make an EU membership pitch', the Evening Standard and The Independent reported, BBC News reporting the culture secretary's words that the UK rejoining the EU's study and work scheme will help honour wartime sacrifice.

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