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Old 14-03-2023, 10:18   #4934
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Re: Britain outside the EU
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UK business groups call on Sunak to rejoin Horizon research scheme

PM urged to move ‘as swiftly as possible’ as fears mount over scientists’ access to projects

UK business groups and executives have urged Rishi Sunak to move “as swiftly as possible” to rejoin the EU’s €95.5bn Horizon Europe research programme, as fears mount that the country’s scientists will be barred from crucial international projects.

In a letter seen by the Financial Times, BusinessLDN and the Northern Powerhouse Partnership called on the prime minister to secure access to Horizon “to ensure the UK remains at the cutting-edge of research and development”.

Their letter marks the latest call from industry groups and executives for ministers to accelerate Britain’s re-entry into Horizon, after the deal between London and Brussels over post-Brexit trade for Northern Ireland opened the door to associate membership.

Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission president, said last month that she was “happy to start immediately . . . work on an association agreement” as a result of the Windsor framework.

Meanwhile in a speech last week, Stephen Phipson, head of Make UK, the manufacturers’ trade association, said Horizon had “always been one of those areas of the EU budget where the UK gets more out than it puts in”.
https://www.ft.com/content/e48ba4d0-...b-edb109296ea4
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