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| NUS: Government cuts students' union funding over anti-Semitism concerns | |
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| Universities minster Michelle Donelan and Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi say the NUS must speak for all students | Universities minster Michelle Donelan and Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi say the NUS must speak for all students |
| The government is cutting ties with the National Union of Students because of concerns about anti-Semitism. | |
| Universities minister Michelle Donelan said it meant the NUS would no longer receive government funding. | Universities minister Michelle Donelan said it meant the NUS would no longer receive government funding. |
| She said she was horrified some Jewish students might feel ostracised by a group that should be a voice for all. | She said she was horrified some Jewish students might feel ostracised by a group that should be a voice for all. |
| Last month the union announced it was allowing an independent investigation to take place, following a number of complaints by Jewish students. | Last month the union announced it was allowing an independent investigation to take place, following a number of complaints by Jewish students. |
| Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi said he was "seriously concerned" at the number of reports of alleged anti-Semitism linked to the NUS. | |
| "Jewish students need to have confidence that this is a body that represents them, and we need to be sure that the student bodies that we engage with are speaking fairly for all students," he said. | "Jewish students need to have confidence that this is a body that represents them, and we need to be sure that the student bodies that we engage with are speaking fairly for all students," he said. |
| It is unclear how much government funding the NUS has been receiving. | It is unclear how much government funding the NUS has been receiving. |
| The move will also involve removing the NUS from all Department for Education groups - and replacing them with individual student unions or alternative bodies such as the Office for Students' student panel. | The move will also involve removing the NUS from all Department for Education groups - and replacing them with individual student unions or alternative bodies such as the Office for Students' student panel. |
| The government has said the decision will be kept under review. | The government has said the decision will be kept under review. |
| A spokesperson for the NUS, which says it represents seven million students, said it was disappointed the universities minister had put the news in a press release rather than speak to it directly. | A spokesperson for the NUS, which says it represents seven million students, said it was disappointed the universities minister had put the news in a press release rather than speak to it directly. |
| They added the NUS had sought to undertake an independent investigation in a "serious and proper way" - and was set to appoint a QC. | They added the NUS had sought to undertake an independent investigation in a "serious and proper way" - and was set to appoint a QC. |