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NUS urges ‘loan shark’ Reeves to reverse changes to student debt repayment

Policy announced in autumn budget freezes threshold at which students start repaying university loans

The Guardian - UK

Labour can win political argument for closer EU ties, says Rachel Reeves

Chancellor says stronger alignment with Europe is ‘biggest prize’ for trade and economic growth

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s a complete scandal’: Graduates accuse government of acting like ‘loan sharks’ over student lending

Protest outside parliament called for change in how student loans are repaid as graduates told The Independent of impact debt has on their lives

The Independent UK

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Reeves says closer integration with EU is ‘biggest prize’ in Brexit shift

The chancellor’s LSE speech will raise hopes that the government could be persuaded to relook at issues like our relationship with the single market or customs union

The Independent UK

Sadiq Khan to get New York-style licensing powers to 'unleash' London's hospitality sector

The Government rejected warnings that the reforms will sideline local democracy in the capital

Evening Standard

Fightback starts, says Keir Starmer ally after 'High Noon' Cabinet meeting over Mandelson scandal

The Prime Minister chaired a meeting of his senior ministers after surviving attempts to oust him in a day of drama at Westminster

Evening Standard

Sir Keir Starmer: U-turns, judgment fears and public scepticism combine

The Prime Minister is facing a week of uncertainty as critics call for new leadership.

Evening Standard

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Don't harm London, Rachel Reeves warned as she tears up rule book to boost funding for the North and Midlands

The Treasury’s new Green Book focuses less on delivering value-for-money as ministers seek to channel billions more to regions outside the capital

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer’s next steps: what hurdles must the prime minister now negotiate?

Top aide’s resignation may buy PM time, but coming weeks bring events that could yet end his time in office

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on student loans: a graduate levy by stealth is no way to fund the NHS

Editorial: By freezing thresholds, Labour is quietly loading the cost of public services on to young graduates, while insisting it has not raised taxes at all

The Guardian - UK

UK economy boost set to be announced as budget uncertainty fades

The Office for National Statistics is set to reveal the latest UK GDP data on Thursday

The Independent UK

What to know about student loans controversy as graduates left worse off

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) found that those on Plan 2 loans face repaying around £3,000 more on average

The Independent UK

£99,987 and counting: graduates trapped by ballooning student loans

As their debts rise, graduates reveal how loans are reshaping careers, finances and faith in the system

The Guardian - UK

Warning millions more could be stung by Reeves’ tax raid on pensions

A 2,000-a-year cap on salary sacrifice contributions will come into effect from 2029

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Bad and getting worse: for students like me, the loan system is the disaster that never ends

The current situation in England and Wales is akin to generational warfare – Martin Lewis is right when he takes ministers to task, says student Rohan Sathyamoorthy

The Guardian - UK

Why the Bank of England is holding rates despite a weakening economy

Rising unemployment and falling inflation made a strong case for a cut but Andrew Bailey opted to wait and see

The Guardian - UK

Bank of England keeps interest rates at 3.75% as inflation concerns persist

Bank indicates anti-inflation measures in Rachel Reeves’s budget likely to pave way for rate cuts in months ahead

Evening Standard

Jamie Oliver: Labour is extinguishing the spark that powers our brilliant food scene

Britain’s food is the envy of the world, says Jamie Oliver, and it breaks my heart that the Government are stubbing it out

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The Independent UK

‘Doomed’ student loan system could be replaced by graduate tax, says ex-watchdog

As student loan debt soars for many, Rachel Reeves is facing calls for a change

The Guardian - UK

We all benefit from higher education – so why should only students bear the costs?

Evening Standard

NatWest pledges to lend £10bn to social housing over three years

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said loans from the bank will help build thousands of affordable homes for ‘families priced out of homeownership’.

The Guardian - UK

A whiff of familiarity in Mandelson’s 2009 collusion with the banks

For Labour veterans of the financial crisis the Epstein files revealed a betrayal – but 16 years on, is the City calling the shots?

The Independent UK

MPs resoundingly vote to scrap two-child benefit cap

It will be further scrutinised by MPs and peers before it can become law, but the Government has said it wants to ditch the two-child limit from April

Evening Standard

Two-child benefit cap closer to being scrapped as MPs vote to ditch policy

The policy currently restricts child tax credit and universal credit to the first two children in most households.

The Guardian - UK

EU has ‘open mind’ on UK customs union talks, says official

Valdis Dombrovskis says bloc is ‘ready to engage’ amid meetings with ministers including Rachel Reeves

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