Why the student loans row is escalating and what it means for graduates

What is behind the growing anger over plan 2 student loans and what could reforms mean for graduates?Pressure is building on the government to reform the student loans system, with politicians and campaigners piling in, and a minister conceding there are “problems” with the current set-up.Yesterday the consumer champion Martin Lewis – who last month locked horns with Rachel Reeves – became engaged in a war of words with Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, on live TV. Continue reading...


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