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BBC Politics19 Jun 2026

Energy bills, business rates and HS2: What are Burnham's potential policies?

After winning the Makerfield by-election, we look at what policies Andy Burnham has advocated - including transport, education and energy.

PoliticsEducation
BBC Politics19 Jun 2026

Energy bills, business rates and HS2: What are Burnham's potential policies?

After winning the Makerfield by-election, we look at what policies Andy Burnham has advocated - including transport, education and energy.

PoliticsEducation
BBC Politics19 Jun 2026

Energy bills, business rates and HS2: What are Burnham's potential policies?

After winning the Makerfield by-election, we look at what policies Andy Burnham has advocated - including transport, education and energy.

PoliticsEducation
The Guardian Politics18 Jun 2026

VAT on private school fees not caused exodus to state sector, says Bridget Phillipson

Education secretary cites admissions data for England, saying Labour is ‘rebalancing the system to focus on 94% of kids in state schools’ Adding VAT to private school fees has failed to trigger an exodus of pupils into the state sector despite widespread speculation that it would, the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, has said. The Labour government applied 20% VAT to private school fees from the start of 2025. They had previously been exempt from the tax. Newly published admissions data

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The Guardian Politics18 Jun 2026

Leading figures from Eton college to attend rightwing London summit

Exclusive: Event co-founded by Jordan Peterson will bring together global populist-right figures, US state officials and Eton teachers The Reform UK MPs Sarah Pochin and Andrew Rosindell will be there. As will a plethora of Reform advisers, backroom staff and figures such as Ben Delo, a British crypto billionaire who has given £4m to Nigel Farage’s party. Yet as populist-right politicians from across the globe and their multimillionaire backers prepare for this year’s Alliance for Responsible Ci

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BBC Politics18 Jun 2026

Reform MS's comments spark Senedd walkout

A speech by a Reform MS mocking Welsh students for being unable to read sparked a Senedd walkout.

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BBC Politics18 Jun 2026

Make sex education mandatory, says Labour MP

The Labour MP's draft legislation will be debated during Friday sittings in Parliament.

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BBC Politics17 Jun 2026

Walkout in Senedd as Reform politician accused of racism sparks second row

Speech by Reform MS mocking Welsh students for being unable to read sparks Welsh Parliament walkout.

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The Guardian Politics17 Jun 2026

Top teaching union backs Burnham as Labour’s best chance of beating Reform

Exclusive: NASUWT leader Matt Wrack also calls for more robust change from the government on education policy UK politics live – latest updates The leader of one of the country’s biggest teaching unions has backed Andy Burnham, saying he is Labour’s best chance for beating Reform in a general election. The general secretary of NASUWT, Matt Wrack, was speaking to the Guardian in the run-up to Thursday’s Makerfield byelection, in which the Greater Manchester mayor hopes to return to parliament a

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The Guardian Politics17 Jun 2026

Forced adoption survivors to get full apology from UK government, says Phillipson

Education secretary describes historical practice in England as a ‘shameful period’ in country’s history Downing Street is to make a full apology on behalf of the state to those affected by historic forced adoption in England, the education secretary has confirmed. Bridget Phillipson, giving evidence to MPs on the education select committee on Wednesday, described it as a “shameful period” in the country’s history. Continue reading...

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Conservative Home16 Jun 2026

Hannah Campbell: A million youngsters with out of work with no prospects is not just a social tragedy it’s an economic one

We need a skills system that values routes into work as highly as routes into education. The test of government is not how often ministers talk about opportunity. It is how many opportunities they help create. The post Hannah Campbell: A million youngsters with out of work with no prospects is not just a social tragedy it’s an economic one appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Guido Fawkes15 Jun 2026

Cambridge Deletes Men’s College Rowing Category

Guido’s rowing days are behind him but a subtle change to the system of recording competitive racing at Britain’s foremost university has not gone unnoticed. Traditionally at college level men’s boats are called ‘M1, M2′ and so on, and womens’ are ‘W1, W2’… Now the men’s category has been deleted entirely and replaced with ‘O1’…

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