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The Guardian Politics25 Feb 2026

Student loan crisis in England and Wales is a scam against graduates, MPs say

Labour backbenchers turn on Rachel Reeves as MP claims former students are stuck in a loans ‘Hotel California’ Angry backbench Labour MPs have attacked ministers over the student loans crisis, saying graduates are being “outrageously scammed”. During a Commons Westminster Hall debate on Wednesday, several Labour MPs joined calls for an urgent shake-up of the “unfair” system, with one describing it as “an absolute dog’s dinner” and another likening the terms to something that a “loan shark” would

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BBC Politics25 Feb 2026

UK government denies Chagos Islands deal is paused

It come after a minister said the UK is discussing "concerns" with the US, after President Trump criticised the deal.

Sky News Politics25 Feb 2026

First migrants reach UK after crossing Channel in two weeks

Migrants have crossed the English Channel and reached the UK for the first time in two weeks.

Immigration
The Guardian Politics25 Feb 2026

Ed Davey accuses care home trustee of embezzlement amid watchdog inquiry

Lib Dem leader says crisis at William Blake House is ‘one of my worst nightmares’ after Guardian revealed inquiry into finances Ed Davey has accused a trustee of a learning disability care home of embezzlement and called for watchdogs to take over the charity to resolve a crisis he described as “one my worst nightmares”. The Liberal Democrat leader’s intervention at prime minister’s questions came hours after the Guardian revealed the Charity Commission had opened a serious inquiry into concerns

BBC Politics25 Feb 2026

Starmer promises to look at making student loans 'fairer'

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said the system had become a "debt trap" for graduates.

BBC Politics25 Feb 2026

Starmer promises to look at making student loans 'fairer'

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said the system had become a "debt trap" for graduates.

Guido Fawkes25 Feb 2026

Scottish Government to Order Public Inquiry into Rape Gangs Scandal

Scottish Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth will announce the statutory inquiry in Holyrood today. Professor Alexis Jay has been overseeing a national review of the evidence in Scotland over the last few months to determine whether an additional inquiry is needed and of what kind. There is now enough information that has come to light to…

Education
Guido Fawkes25 Feb 2026

WATCH: Who Will Win in Gorton and Denton? Starmer Faces Ultimate Test in CRUNCH By-Election

Guido’s Adam Cherry headed up to Gorton and Denton ahead of this Thursday’s by-election. What do voters really think? Watch on YouTube to find out… Click here to subscribe to Guido on YouTube and get all our latest videos sent directly to your inbox. Get tomorrow’s news, today…

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Conservative Home25 Feb 2026

Rochelle Blakeman: The populist right likes lecturing about fertility and childlessness. Conservatives should avoid it

Conservatives should focus on improving economic outlooks and accept that overbearing political tools are often too blunt an instrument for the nuanced, sensitive matter of fertility, children and family life. The post Rochelle Blakeman: The populist right likes lecturing about fertility and childlessness. Conservatives should avoid it appeared first on Conservative Home.

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BBC Politics25 Feb 2026

Labour MPs call for urgent action on 'unfair' student loans

MPs criticise "rip-off" interest rates and unfair changes to repayment terms during a debate in Parliament

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Sky News Politics25 Feb 2026

Starmer hints at changing student loans system

Sir Keir Starmer has said the government is to look at ways of making the student loans system "fairer".

The Guardian Politics25 Feb 2026

Role of Scotland’s top law officer questioned after ‘bombshell’ over Peter Murrell charges

Lord advocate Dorothy Bain informed first minister of embezzlement charges against former SNP chief executive a year before they were made public Serious doubts have been raised about the dual role of Scotland’s top law officer after it emerged that the first minister was informed of criminal charges against Peter Murrell nearly a year before they were made public. The lord advocate, Dorothy Bain, who acts as Scotland’s chief prosecutor as well as the government’s principal legal adviser in cabi

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