The plot, as they say, thickens:

'Rishi Sunak is refusing to rush Britain back into the EU’s €95.5bn Horizon science programme despite his recent breakthrough in relations with Brussels, raising the prospect of a tough negotiation on rejoining the scheme.'

https://www.ft.com/content/409bccc7-8cb4-4f44-87c4-340d15147c55?sharetype=blocked