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

The European Union has welcomed the United Kingdom’s decision to rejoin the Erasmus+ programme as a “big step forward”, framing the move as both a practical and symbolic reset in post-Brexit relations.

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