'The universal and enthusiastic welcome to Thursday’s news that Britain was to rejoin the £81bn EU Horizon programme for scientific collaboration, albeit as an associate member, was a surprise – not least to the prime minister, who had dragged his feet for months in fear of the reaction of his Europhobic right.'

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/10/forcing-uturn-on-horizon-scientists-showing-flaws-of-brexit-can-be-overcome