Labour has been slammed for “brainwashing by Brussels” after rejoining the EU’s Erasmus scheme, which forces participating schools, colleges and universities to teach “European Integration” to children as young as four, promote “European identity” and fly the EU flag.
EU Propaganda in British Classrooms
Under the terms of the £570 million-a-year programme, schools must incorporate EU-related topics into teaching and work to strengthen “European identity”. Educational institutions are also required to display the EU flag prominently and acknowledge EU funding in all materials, from printed documents to social media.
Tories: “Thinly Veiled Attempt to Brainwash Children”
Tory MP Saqib Bhatti said: “This is a thinly veiled attempt to brainwash children, with EU propaganda beamed right into their schools, colleges and universities.” Fellow Conservative Mike Wood called it “a Trojan horse for the EU propaganda machine”.
Costly U-Turn on Brexit
The scheme costs twice what Boris Johnson deemed unacceptable when he rejected it in 2021. Labour is also shutting down the cheaper Turing programme, which allowed disadvantaged British students to gain experience worldwide rather than just in Europe.
- Schools forced to teach “European Integration” to kids as young as 4
- Must fly EU flag and promote “European identity”
- £570 million annual cost to British taxpayers
- Turing scheme scrapped in favour of Brussels programme
- No parliamentary debate or vote
Reform UK: Starmer’s Stealth Brexit Betrayal
Reform UK has condemned the move as another backdoor attempt by Labour to undo Brexit. Nigel Farage and the party say British children should be taught to be proud of their own country and history, not fed EU propaganda. Taxpayers’ money should be spent on British priorities, not subsidising Brussels’ influence over the next generation.
What This Means for Britain
This is stealth rejoining of the EU by the back door. While families battle £2,000 energy bills and pensioners are forced back to work, Labour is spending hundreds of millions forcing schools to fly the EU flag and teach “European identity” to young children. The next generation is being conditioned to see themselves as Europeans first and British second.
Reform UK’s message is clear: respect the 2016 referendum result, put British children and British values first, and stop the slow-motion betrayal of Brexit. With local elections weeks away, voters have a chance to send a powerful message to Starmer: Britain voted to leave – and we meant it.
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