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News,17 Dec 2025,25 mins

Is The Erasmus Student Scheme Worth The Money?

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Today, the UK government announced it is set to rejoin the Erasmus study scheme. Victoria is joined Joe Pike to discuss - and they speak to Nick Thomas-Symonds, minister for EU relations about whether it鈥檚 worth the 拢570m cost. Plus, Andrea Egan becomes the new secretary general of the UK鈥檚 biggest union - Unison. We explain what that could mean for the Labour party and Keir Starmer鈥檚 leadership. You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask 麻豆社 Sounds to play Newscast鈥. It works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://bbc.in/newscastdiscord Get in touch with Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or send us a WhatsApp on +44 0330 123 9480. New episodes released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the 麻豆社, listen on 麻豆社 Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the 麻豆社. The presenters were Victoria Derbyshire and Joe Pike. It was made by Jem Westgate and Laura Cain. The social producer was Beth Pritchard. The technical producer was Philip Bull. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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