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On the recordAugust 13, 2026
We need to stop funnelling young people into university courses that leave them saddled with debt and with no job prospects, which (Education Secretary) Lucy Powell has said she had no interest in doing.
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Laura Trott
Conservative Party

Editor's note · Context

Discussing reforms to student loans and education.

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Jul 16, 2026

Either Labour think [sic] 16 & 17 year olds should be on social media or they don't, but curfews they can switch off won't achieve anything.

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Aug 13, 2026

Young people deserve a better deal and they are being let down by Labour.

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Jul 15, 2026

Either they think 16 and 17-year-olds should be on social media or they don't, but curfews they can simply switch off won't achieve anything.

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Giving 16-year-olds the vote while putting them under a social media curfew makes no sense.

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