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The Government put the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act on hold last summer.

Contentious liability clause that could have exposed institutions to being sued by Holocaust deniers is scrapped

Legislation was put on hold last year over fears it would permit hate speech such as Holocaust denial on campus

The UK education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, is planning to cut some of the freedoms academy schools currently enjoy in England to refocus on improving outcomes for disadvantaged pupils. Critics say academies are hugely successful but my research has shown there are better ways to make education fairer.

DfE urged to delay ending funding of popular programme so that hundreds of students can complete their courses

Tories claim improvements to the school which educated two of Keir Starmer’s cabinet ministers would not have been allowed by Labour’s education reforms

The language and style of British Conservatism is now taken directly from the fact-free world of online conspiracy, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

But the increase in maintenance support has made the move ‘more palatable’, a think tank has suggested.

MPs debated the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill on Wednesday

The Conservatives oppose the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, describing measures within it as a ‘wrecking ball’.

The Tories are pushing for a new grooming inquiry in an amendment to Labour’s child safety Bill - but even if it passes, it’s unlikely a inquiry will be launched