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Terrestrial channels seeking more legislative protection Number of Labour MPs are understood to be supportive Public service broadcasters are making renewed attempts to persuade the government to ex

The email was absolutely, definitely not sent by the soft-left group Mainstream.

A former government adviser, who helped create the student loans policy, has called for graduates to pay less interest, admitting the policy was developed in a 'mad rush.'

Countdown to May has begun and dejected Labour MPs want to see in that time that PM is capable of change When Labour’s Scottish leader, Anas Sarwar, urged Keir Starmer to stand down two weeks ago, Starmer’s closest advisers presented him a choice: fight, flight or hand over his destiny to his party by calling a leadership contest. The prime minister chose the first option and his Downing Street team sprung into action to contain the threat. At the moment of greatest peril for Starmer, MPs pee...

Ministers have refused to commit to changing the system amid widespread concerns over costs

Labour MPs may clamour for bolder spending, but – like their Tory and Reform counterparts – they ask for the unaffordable Too many Labour MPs want it all, and no amount of pleading from the top of government about the depleted public finances seems to make a difference. The mainly leftist MPs want all the wrongs of the last 15 years put right and quickly. Their next opportunity to demand more cash arrives when Rachel Reeves delivers her spring statement on 3 March. Continue reading...

Labour MPs have called for urgent action regarding 'unfair' student loans, criticizing 'rip-off' interest rates and changes to repayment terms during a parliamentary debate in the UK.

Angry backbench Labour MPs in England and Wales have attacked ministers over the student loans crisis, claiming graduates are being 'outrageously scammed' and calling for a system shake-up.

Five former education secretaries, including David Blunkett and Estelle Morris, have written an open letter urging Labour MPs to support the government's Send reforms, calling them a 'once in a generation chance' to fix the system.