• WE have just seen the 30th anniversary of the EU Erasmus+ programme.

Since it began, over 200,000 British students have benefited from this exchange programme, allowing them to study, train and gain work experience abroad.

Theresa May has said that after Brexit she will try to attract the “brightest and the best” to study in Britain, but made no mention of helping British students to continue to have the opportunity to study abroad.

Erasmus has been one of the glowing successes from our EU membership. It would be a devastating tragedy if this was lost (see erasmusplus.org.uk) as the government seeks to unpick our relationship with Europe.

We must protect these opportunities for a generation who didn’t vote to lose them.

CAROLINE PIDGEON AM
Liberal Democrat
The London Assembly