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Plan 2 student loan interest rates capped at 6% in England

The cap on Plan 2 and postgraduate loan interest rates comes amid a risk of rising inflation.

Westminster Wonks Join Tory Adviser Operation

Guido hears Tory-aligned think tank Onward’s Head of Political Economy Gavin Rice has been hired by campaigning Shadow Justice Secretary Nick Timothy as his new senior adviser. Rice was previously SpAd for Boris and later policy director at the Centre for Social Justice. His main work at Onward was also with Timothy on the Future…

Plan 2 student loan interest rates capped at 6% in England

The cap on Plan 2 and postgraduate loan interest rates comes amid a risk of rising inflation.

Labour’s New ‘Fair Work’ Quango Hires Senior Staff on Four-Day Weeks

Labour’s ‘Fair Work Agency,’ the organisation being set up to police employers and enforce the hated Employment Rights Act and replace the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority, is hiring some of its most senior staff on four-day weeks. Start as you mean to go on – the agency set to make life hell for employers…

Brandon To: Who really runs London: City Hall or the Tube Unions?

When the Underground stops, the city’s commuters become collateral damage in a negotiation they were never invited to. We have solved this problem before. It required political courage, and leaders willing to confront powerful interests. London needs a Thatcher, not another Chamberlain. The post Brandon To: Who really runs London: City Hall or the Tube Unions? appeared first on Conservative Home.

UK government caps student loan interest rates at 6%

Minister says change for plan 2 and 3 loans in England and Wales will ‘protect borrowers’ from impact of global conflict UK politics live – latest updates The interest rate on plan 2 and plan 3 student loans will be capped at 6%, the Department for Education has announced. Graduates with plan 2 loans currently pay interest rates based on the retail price index (RPI) measure of inflation, plus up to 3% based on their earnings. Current students on plan 2 and plan 3 loans attract an interest rate

Labour Caps Student Loan Interest Rates

Labour’s new policy on student loans has come after outrage online prompted a campaign in the media and Tory promises to take action. The DfE says the interest rate on Plan 2 and Plan 3 student loans will be capped at 6% from September. It’s currently an interest rate of RPI +3% while they are…

British Service Sector Posts Weakest Performance in Eleven Months

The latest services PMI from S&P Global shows the sector is growing at its slowest for 11 months. Downturns… Services PMI dropped sharply to 50.5 in March, down from 53.9 in February. This is the lowest reading since April 2025 and below the flash estimate of 51.2. New orders fell for the first time since…

Kanye offers to meet Jewish community in UK after Wireless controversy

He said his goal was to 'come to London and present a show of change' through his music.

What's at stake for Wales in May's elections?

Labour has been winning in elections in Wales for more than a century - and if the polls are anything to go by, this will change in the Senedd elections in May.

Resident doctors begin longest strike yet as Streeting accuses BMA of hypocrisy over pay – UK politics live

The health secretary and the BMA trade accusations over who bears responsibility for the collapse of talks Good morning. Resident doctors in English hospitals started a six-day strike at 7am this morning. Many of them will continue to work, but there will be enough of them joining the strike to have a significant impact on the care hospitals can deliver. It is the 15th resident doctors (who used to be known as junior doctors) have been on stage since they launched a campaign in 2023 to get their