Britons 'bumped off' EU medical research grant applications, MPs told

Committee hears Brexit prompting move by European colleagues, while UK position would be threatened by no access to ERC

British medical researchers are being removed from applications for EU research grants by European colleagues because of Brexit, MPs have been told.

Prof David Lomas, representing UK university hospitals, told MPs that Britain's position at the forefront of medial advancement was threatened were it no longer able to access the European Research Council, one of the world's leading funders of scientific research.