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UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme

Exclusive: British students will be able to participate in EU-wide scheme from January 2027, sources say

The Guardian - UK

UK-EU youth mobility scheme could let tens of thousands live and work abroad

Ministers want to secure deal by end of 2026 as part of a broader reset of Britain’s relationship with Europe

The Guardian - UK

Talks for UK to join EU defence fund collapse in blow to Starmer’s bid to reset relations

UK had been pushing to join €150bn Safe fund, a loan scheme that is part of bloc’s drive to rearm Europe

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Talks on UK access to an EU defense fund have broken down

Talks on the U.K. joining a major EU defense fund have ended without agreement, the British government said Friday

The Independent UK

‘Perverse’ to charge infected blood victims’ families inheritance tax, MPs say

The criticism came as the Government launched a public consultation on proposed changes to the infected blood compensation scheme.

The Independent UK

In UK’s interest to ‘protect’ collapsed China spying case documents – minister

The case was withdrawn last month after the Crown Prosecution Service said it did not have the evidence to secure a conviction.

Evening Standard

Ukraine drones fly 1,250 miles to punch holes in Putin's air defences and target oil sites deep inside Russia

Kyiv and Moscow are locked into a technology race to develop new drones and other weapons

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Plaid Cymru’s Caerphilly by-election win leaves Labour with ‘very tough fight’

Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds said the result pointed to a ‘fractured political landscape’.

Evening Standard

Britain is suddenly pining for closer ties with the EU. It’s more likely to get the cold shoulder

Labour now wants to use the damage from Brexit to combat the threat of Nigel Farage, but the union has bigger fish to fry, says Anand Menon, director of UK in a Changing Europe

The Guardian - UK

Government spends £115,000 on ‘influencer marketing’ in less than a year

Minister said cash supported ‘multiple campaigns’, but Tories say it ‘makes a mockery’ of spending pledges

The Independent UK

EU tells Britain no food import deal without freedom of movement for young Europeans

The EU has warned Britain that it will not sign off on a deal to cut red tape on food imports unless the Government agrees to bring back freedom of movement for young Europeans.

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No prospect of UK rejoining EU in my lifetime, says Starmer’s reset negotiator

Comments by Nick Thomas-Symonds underline view in top government circles despite thaw in relations with Brussels

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson under pressure to explain how private office follows funding rules

Office is part-funded by public duty costs allowance, which should only be used to support public work of former PMs

The Guardian - UK

MPs reject Lords bid to block expulsion of hereditary peers from upper chamber

The Commons rejected a Lords amendment to the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill that would prevent bloodline peers being removed.

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The Guardian view on UK attitudes to Europe: Labour is following where it could be leading

Editorial: There are signs of ministerial courage in making the case for closer ties to our neighbours, but the government could go further and faster

The Guardian - UK

Critics of closer trading alignment with EU seem to be losing their voice

Labour’s support for ‘dynamic alignment’ with Europe and a youth mobility scheme has gone unchallenged by Gove – and Farage

The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s EU negotiator gives stronger backing to youth mobility scheme

Nick Thomas-Symonds indicates closer ties with Europe in future and promises to agree agriculture deal

The Independent UK

Brexit was never debated properly, minister says as he accuses Farage and Tories of offering only ‘snake oil’

Nick Thomas-Symonds promised a ‘new relationship of mutual benefit’ with the EU - but admitted there would be a ‘political fight’ in order to get there

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Accusations of treason over EU food and drink deal are ‘nonsense’, minister says

The EU relations minister said detailed talks on a pact with the bloc are due to start in the autumn.

The Independent UK

Minister warns UK trade would take £9bn hit under Reform

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The Independent UK

Cheese, olives and sausages could become cheaper for British shoppers under EU deal

The government is attempting to strike a permanent deal with the EU on food and drink

The Independent UK

Farage wants UK businesses to fail, minister says as Labour reopens Brexit wounds

European affairs minister Nick Thomas-Symonds is to open a new front for Labour in the fight against Reform with a warning over Brexit

The Guardian - UK

Post-Brexit licences for exporting food to EU cost UK firms up to £65m last year

Government to promise it will scrap existing scheme by reaching new deal with Brussels in next 18 months

Evening Standard

Government aims for permanent food and drink deal with EU as it attacks Farage

It came as Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds is to accuse Reform UK leader Nigel Farage of wanting to see British businesses fail.

Evening Standard

Close UK-France relationship a ‘game changer’ says Macron

Sir Keir Starmer hosted Emmanuel Macron in Downing Street as he pushed for further joint action to tackle the small boats crisis.

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