# Labour accused of using taxpayer cash to fund ‘pro-EU propaganda’ at UK universities championing ‘European values’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/labour-accused-of-using-taxpayer-cash-to-fund-pro-eu-propaganda-at-uk-universities-championing-european-values/
- Published: 2026-11-14T22:43:29+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T23:25:17+00:00
- Original publisher: GB News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.gbnews.com/politics/labour-eu-propaganda-uk-universities
- Topics: Europe, Geopolitics, Politics, UK, World

## Key points

- Labour is criticised over Erasmus+ university funding.
- The UK is set to rejoin the scheme.
- Labour says universities control course content and cites a 30% discount.

## Summary

Labour has faced criticism over public funding available to UK universities through the Jean Monnet Actions, part of the Erasmus+ scheme, for teaching about European values and citizenship. Conservative MP Alex Burghart called the programmes “pro-EU propaganda”; the dispute comes as the UK prepares to rejoin Erasmus+.

Under the deal, European students can study in Britain for a year while paying fees to their home universities, and British students can spend a year at a European university. The article says Erasmus+ will cost about £570 million next year, while the EU had sought £300 million annually for UK membership. Labour says universities choose whether to apply, teaching about EU institutions is not the same as promoting a viewpoint, and the UK secured a 30 per cent discount; it says more than 100,000 young people will gain travel and study opportunities.

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