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| Theresa May to set out tuition fee proposals - politics live | Theresa May to set out tuition fee proposals - politics live |
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| The education secretary, Damian Hinds, has been putting some more meat on the bones of the prime minister’s forthcoming speech on the government’s further education review. Specifically, he’s been speaking to Sky News about the proposal to cut the interest rates on student loans. | |
| The interest rate does serve an important purpose, which is to make the system more progressive, so people who do earn a lot of money in their 20s and 30s will end up contributing proportionately more than people who don’t earn those sums of money after they graduate. | |
| But I don’t think you can look at it in isolation. I do understand the concerns that have been raised about that but the panel will look at all these different aspects and then the government review will respond. | |
| Another story that’s still getting some coverage this morning is the claim that the Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, was one of the party figures who unwittingly met a Czech communist spy in the 1980s. | Another story that’s still getting some coverage this morning is the claim that the Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, was one of the party figures who unwittingly met a Czech communist spy in the 1980s. |
| The Sun has been pushing the story but it’s the Daily Mail that splashes on it this morning, while the issue also gets a slot on the front of the Daily Telegraph (see 8.30am). | The Sun has been pushing the story but it’s the Daily Mail that splashes on it this morning, while the issue also gets a slot on the front of the Daily Telegraph (see 8.30am). |
| Monday’s @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/4cCLRxHQMW | Monday’s @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/4cCLRxHQMW |
| The alleged spy says more than a dozen Labour MPs passed him information in the 1980s in return for thousands of pounds, according to the Mail. | The alleged spy says more than a dozen Labour MPs passed him information in the 1980s in return for thousands of pounds, according to the Mail. |
| A spokesman for Corbyn has previously said the Labour leader met a Czechoslovakian diplomat but “neither had nor offered any privileged information”. Labour has also criticised the defence secretary, Gavin Williamson, for lending credence to “false and ridiculous smears”. | A spokesman for Corbyn has previously said the Labour leader met a Czechoslovakian diplomat but “neither had nor offered any privileged information”. Labour has also criticised the defence secretary, Gavin Williamson, for lending credence to “false and ridiculous smears”. |
| The Guardian columnist, Matthew d’Ancona, has this take: | The Guardian columnist, Matthew d’Ancona, has this take: |
| It is the gravest of mistakes to confuse change with a clean slate, and to allow modernity to become amnesia. By all means acquit Corbyn of the charge that his meetings with a Czech diplomat in the 80s make him unfit for the highest office in 2018. But don’t pretend that they are an irrelevance. Who controls the past controls the future, as all totalitarians know. But it is also true that those who insist upon understanding the past have the best chance of safeguarding both their own liberty and the prospects of progress. Be warned: the idea of “year zero” only has value to those with something to hide. | It is the gravest of mistakes to confuse change with a clean slate, and to allow modernity to become amnesia. By all means acquit Corbyn of the charge that his meetings with a Czech diplomat in the 80s make him unfit for the highest office in 2018. But don’t pretend that they are an irrelevance. Who controls the past controls the future, as all totalitarians know. But it is also true that those who insist upon understanding the past have the best chance of safeguarding both their own liberty and the prospects of progress. Be warned: the idea of “year zero” only has value to those with something to hide. |
| Good morning and welcome to the politics live blog. The main story this morning is Theresa May’s attempt to take back control of the news agenda by talking about something that’s not Brexit. | Good morning and welcome to the politics live blog. The main story this morning is Theresa May’s attempt to take back control of the news agenda by talking about something that’s not Brexit. |
| In a speech to be delivered in Derby this afternoon, the prime minister will set out how she believes the government can reverse a trend that “leaves students from the lowest-income households bearing the highest levels of debt” and force cuts to the fees charged for some courses. | In a speech to be delivered in Derby this afternoon, the prime minister will set out how she believes the government can reverse a trend that “leaves students from the lowest-income households bearing the highest levels of debt” and force cuts to the fees charged for some courses. |
| May will announce a review of education funding for over-18s in England that the new education secretary, Damian Hinds, has already hinted is likely to recommend that some institutions cut fees for social science and humanities courses; particularly where recent graduates have earned lower salaries. | May will announce a review of education funding for over-18s in England that the new education secretary, Damian Hinds, has already hinted is likely to recommend that some institutions cut fees for social science and humanities courses; particularly where recent graduates have earned lower salaries. |
| But the proposals have received short shrift from May’s party colleagues and the higher education sector. | But the proposals have received short shrift from May’s party colleagues and the higher education sector. |
| Most of this morning’s papers feature the story prominently. | Most of this morning’s papers feature the story prominently. |
| Guardian front page, Monday 19 February 2018: May warning to universities over high cost of tuition fees pic.twitter.com/0PvP8qUz1n | Guardian front page, Monday 19 February 2018: May warning to universities over high cost of tuition fees pic.twitter.com/0PvP8qUz1n |
| Tomorrow's front page: Savers lose millions to retirement fraudsters #tomorrowspapertoday pic.twitter.com/wnm0stReQV | Tomorrow's front page: Savers lose millions to retirement fraudsters #tomorrowspapertoday pic.twitter.com/wnm0stReQV |
| The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph: 'Hidden calories fuelling obesity' #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/l8a6HMYV4K | The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph: 'Hidden calories fuelling obesity' #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/l8a6HMYV4K |
| Monday's i: Tuition fee reforms 'will be divisive' #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/J2Oyuj7JH1 | Monday's i: Tuition fee reforms 'will be divisive' #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/J2Oyuj7JH1 |
| Monday's Metro: "PM: Uni fees unfair and poor value" #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/VTv9dhahOg | Monday's Metro: "PM: Uni fees unfair and poor value" #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/VTv9dhahOg |
| Hammond to ditch red box – and announcements | Hammond to ditch red box – and announcements |
| The chancellor, Philip Hammond, will ditch the budget red box for a stripped-down spring statement with no major tax or spending announcements, the Treasury says. The story makes the front page of this morning’s Financial Times: | The chancellor, Philip Hammond, will ditch the budget red box for a stripped-down spring statement with no major tax or spending announcements, the Treasury says. The story makes the front page of this morning’s Financial Times: |
| Monday's Financial Times: "Trump hits out at FBI inquiry and says Moscow is laughing at turmoil" #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/pttDioN58F | Monday's Financial Times: "Trump hits out at FBI inquiry and says Moscow is laughing at turmoil" #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/pttDioN58F |
| Corbyn highlights problem of racist abuse | Corbyn highlights problem of racist abuse |
| The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has warned that Muslim women are facing routine racist abuse on the streets of the UK, saying Islamophobia is a “real problem in our society, as is other forms of racism like antisemitism and racism against people of Afro-Caribbean heritage”. | The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has warned that Muslim women are facing routine racist abuse on the streets of the UK, saying Islamophobia is a “real problem in our society, as is other forms of racism like antisemitism and racism against people of Afro-Caribbean heritage”. |
| This weekend, the party expelled an activist who had previously been suspended over allegations of anti-semitic abuse as it seeks to get a grip on the problem within its own ranks. | This weekend, the party expelled an activist who had previously been suspended over allegations of anti-semitic abuse as it seeks to get a grip on the problem within its own ranks. |
| MP makes welcome return | MP makes welcome return |
| The former cabinet minister, James Brokenshire, returns to parliament for the first time since he underwent lung surgery. | The former cabinet minister, James Brokenshire, returns to parliament for the first time since he underwent lung surgery. |
| Pleased to say that I’ve been recovering strongly after my lung surgery a month ago. Have had incredible love and support from family and overwhelmed by so many kind emails, letters and messages. Will be back at Westminster when the Commons returns on Tuesday 👍 pic.twitter.com/UbGPKnUlU9 | Pleased to say that I’ve been recovering strongly after my lung surgery a month ago. Have had incredible love and support from family and overwhelmed by so many kind emails, letters and messages. Will be back at Westminster when the Commons returns on Tuesday 👍 pic.twitter.com/UbGPKnUlU9 |
| Boundary review in doubt | Boundary review in doubt |
| The government is facing calls for an early Commons vote on plans to cut the number of MPs from 650 to 600. One is due in the autumn but a committee of MPs is warning it is unlikely to pass. If that happens, they say, it would be too late to carry out a fresh boundary review in time for the 2022 general election. | The government is facing calls for an early Commons vote on plans to cut the number of MPs from 650 to 600. One is due in the autumn but a committee of MPs is warning it is unlikely to pass. If that happens, they say, it would be too late to carry out a fresh boundary review in time for the 2022 general election. |