Britons living in EU face repayment hikes amid Reeves student loans row

A shopping street in Munich: the Guardian understands the government is cutting the threshold for graduates living in Germany to £23,510. Photograph: Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

Britons living in some European countries face a huge rise in their student loan repayments later this year, the Guardian can reveal, in a move that threatens to trigger a fresh backlash for Rachel Reeves.

UK graduates working in Germany and Belgium – and possibly other countries – have been told that their monthly repayments will increase from April, the Guardian can reveal.