The Latest Breaking News from Bridget Phillipson

Keir Starmer increases university tuition fees for first time in eight years

University tuition fees have been frozen at £9,250 since 2017 but will go up by 2.7 per cent

The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2024

University fees in England to rise next autumn for first time in eight years

Ministers to announce increase in annual fees, which have been capped at £9,250 since 2017

The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2024

Mel Stride appointed shadow chancellor and Priti Patel shadow foreign secretary as Kemi Badenoch announces team – as it happened

New Conservative leader makes key appointments and says she wants to unite party, with Stride a senior figure on the left and Patel prominent rightwinger

The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2024

Starmer: Budget will ’embrace harsh light of fiscal reality’

The Prime Minister will warn of ‘unprecedented’ economic challenges as he delivers a speech on Monday.

Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2024

Labour MP Mike Amesbury suspended as new CCTV shows him ‘punching man to the ground’

Amesbury, the MP for Runcorn and Helsby, has been voluntarily interviewed under caution by police

Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2024

Labour can find money for the great god of infrastructure – but what about actual people?

A new report lays bare the scandal of special needs provision, a crisis that sums up just how expensive austerity ends up being, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2024

Smacking ban being considered by UK government, education secretary says

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson said she was ‘open-minded’ about calls for a ban

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2024

Labour’s tax rises will not hit workers’ payslips, minister vows

Bridget Phillipson says employees will not see higher taxes as Rachel Reeves prepares to deliver first Labour budget

The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2024

Education Secretary ‘open-minded’ over smacking ban but no legislation planned

Bridget Phillipson indicated she would like to hear more from experts on how such a policy would work.

Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2024

No tax hike on payslips, vows minister amid confusion over ‘working people’

But Bridget Phillipson warned Wednesday’s Budget will include ‘tough choices’.

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2024