BBC Politics27 Feb 2026
Private schools lose legal challenge over VAT changes
A group of low-fee paying private schools have challenged the government's removal of the VAT exemption.
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The Guardian Politics27 Feb 2026
Appeal court rejects latest challenge to adding VAT to UK private school fees
Parents opposing plans told they can home school their children if they object to sending them to state schools The court of appeal has rejected the latest challenge to the addition of VAT to private school fees, telling parents they have the option to home school their children if they object to sending them to state schools. The appeal was launched by families and leaders of four independent Christian faith schools, aiming to overturn a high court ruling last year by arguing that the decision
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The Guardian Politics27 Feb 2026
Hannah Spencer: the Green MP speaking to everyday people’s frustrations
Winner of Gorton and Denton byelection was driven into politics by growing gap between super-rich and ‘rest of us’ UK politics live – latest updates Above the college workbench where Hannah Spencer has been training to be a plasterer, her fellow students recently added a sign: “Ministry of Plastering and Plumbing – Hannah Spencer MP”. Four weeks ago, the title might have felt faintly ridiculous to a 34-year-old plumber who only entered politics in 2023. Now, it is very real after Spencer was e
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The Guardian Politics27 Feb 2026
Counting underway in Gorton and Denton amid high turnout for crucial byelection – UK politics live
Turnout in Gorton and Denton byelection over 47%, with 36,903 verified votes cast as Greens, Reform and Labour contest the seat Labour sources have told the Press Association: “Early signs at the count indicate the Greens have been able to turn out support in a way they wouldn’t be able to replicate at a general election.” Prof Will Jennings, of the University of Southampton, earlier said the contest was too close to call and that in Britain’s new fragmented politics “anything can happen”. He sa
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BBC Politics26 Feb 2026
Nearly a million 16-24 year-olds not working or in education
People at the start of their careers are particularly affected by the UK's weak job market.
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The Guardian Politics26 Feb 2026
Home Office urged to make it easier for mosques to apply for protection
British Muslim Trust says fund announced last week falls short as it requires mosques to prove they have been targeted Ministers are being urged to drop the requirement for mosques to prove they have faced a hate crime before they can apply for protective security. Last week, the Home Office announced up to £40m in funding for security staff, CCTV, fencing, alarms and floodlights for mosques, Muslim schools and community centres through the Protective Security for Mosques Scheme. Continue readi
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The Guardian Politics26 Feb 2026
Send provision and student loans: will Labour’s changes backfire? – podcast
As the dust settles on the government’s landmark changes to children’s special educational needs and disabilities provision, what will their impact really be on young people, their families and schools? John Harris and Kiran Stacey look at what we know so far. And, a growing backlash from graduates over student loan payments, led by the influential consumer champion Martin Lewis, is causing a headache the government was not anticipating. Why did they overlook this and what changes could be made?
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Express Politics26 Feb 2026
Rachel Reeves 'killing opportunities' as a million young people thrown on the scrapheap
A milllion young people are not in work, not in education and not in training
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The Guardian Politics26 Feb 2026
Labour’s Send reforms get this right: disabled children in mainstream schools is transformative for everyone | Frances Ryan
It doesn’t fit neatly on a Treasury spreadsheet, but there is huge value in disabled and non-disabled pupils learning together When I was 11, a woman at the hospital asked me what school I was starting in September. I still remember her surprise when I told her I would be going to the local girls grammar, as the hoist pulled my wet limbs out of the physio pool. I was a child but already familiar with those few seconds: the time between a person seeing my wheelchair and the flash across their fac
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Guido Fawkes25 Feb 2026
Green Party Policy Is to Abolish Faith Schools
The Green Party’s aggressive sectarian campaigning in Gorton & Denton is curious considering the party’s very much non-conservative policy on contentious faith issues. E.g. abolishing all faith schools… Their policy on faith schools, uncovered on the members area on the Party’s own website, states that “no publicly-funded school shall be run by a religious organisation.”…
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BBC Politics25 Feb 2026
Scottish government orders public inquiry into grooming gangs
Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth says the government will "act decisively" to protect children from harm.
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The Guardian Politics25 Feb 2026
UK ministers explore ways of easing burden of student loans
Government reviews options for university graduates on Plan 2 loans, such as increasing repayment thresholds Ministers are examining ways to ease the burden of student loans after weeks of pressure over a policy pulling more people into repayments, the Guardian understands. The Treasury and the Department for Education are reviewing different options to offer relief to graduates with Plan 2 student loans, often paying tens of thousands more than their original loan amount. Continue reading...
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