In the Erasmus programme’s previous guise, fewer UK students went abroad compared with the numbers coming in. But it was still hugely popular among young people in Britain and an entire generation since it ended in 2021 have been deprived of the experience. Its return will go down well with younger voters.

Starmer has declared Britain’s “need to get closer” to the EU bloc, and, as talks continue about a “reset” deal on food exports, energy markets and a youth mobility scheme, “the breakthrough on Erasmus will help” him “demonstrate progress”, said The Guardian ’s Pippa Crerar.

The report's findings stated that there are still "gaps" in how Stormont politicians can influence EU laws that apply through the Windsor Framework.

Meghan Benton, director for Global Programs at the Migration Policy Institute, told MPs that Brexit created a 'new dimension' in tackling illegal migration to the UK

Downing Street sources claim the agreement, hammered out after months of negotiations, marks the first tangible success in Starmer's promised "reset".

Britain on Monday said it had finalised a free trade deal with South Korea after two years of talks to upgrade their post-Brexit trading relationship, secure preferential market access, and lock in lower tariffs for longer.