Bridget Phillipson calls 2.5% target ‘ambitious’ days before PM meets with Donald Trump in WashingtonKeir Starmer is unlikely to set out a plan for when the UK will increase its defence spending to 2.5% of GDP this...
Read MoreAs the education secretary announces the first primary schools to offer free breakfasts, Labour MPs question the commitment to fighting povertyThe government is trumpeting its policy of introducing free breakfast clubs into all...
Read MoreHigher tuition costs have already been ‘wiped out’ by government tax hikes, critics claimA fall in international students applying for visas risks prolonging the existential threat facing some of England’s...
Read MoreSurvey shows 60% predict no impact from schools bill while 21% say change will be negativeThe majority of academy leaders in England say the government’s new schools bill will not affect how they manage their schools,...
Read MoreGovernment pushes back after Katharine Birbalsingh launches attack on education secretary. This live blog is closedDuring PMQs yesterday Keir Starmer implied there were national security factors not in the public domain that...
Read MoreKatharine Birbalsingh launches attack on education secretary, claiming she had no interest in learning how her school achieved its resultsDuring PMQs yesterday Keir Starmer implied there were national security factors not in the...
Read MorePrime minister says both US and Europe are important to UK as he holds press conference with Nato secretary general Mark RutteKeir Starmer’s dinner with EU leaders tonight will take place at the Palais d’Egmont, a...
Read MoreRutte urges UK to ramp up arms manufacturing as he says spending on defence ‘will not be enough’Keir Starmer’s dinner with EU leaders tonight will take place at the Palais d’Egmont, a 16th-century palace...
Read MoreKeir Starmer to attend European Council meeting in wake of US president’s tariff warfare threatsKeir Starmer’s dinner with EU leaders tonight will take place at the Palais d’Egmont, a 16th-century palace where...
Read MoreUnions as well as school leaders say proposed changes to replace four-grade approach in England are ‘demoralising’Moves to overhaul the way schools are inspected in England have been criticised by headteachers and...
Read MoreEducation secretary Bridget Phillipson is trying to win over critics of proposed curbs on academy schools’ freedoms Education secretary Bridget Phillipson has launched a charm offensive to win over critics of her new...
Read MoreEnergy secretary insists there is ‘no contradiction between net zero and economic growth’ in hearing at Commons committeeThe hearing has stopped for a short break. Heather Hallett, the chair, tells Badenoch that her...
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