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No bank or mortgage lender could retrospectively rewrite the terms of a loan like that. It simply wouldn't be allowed. So why should the government be able to do it?

Governments have changed the repayment terms and increased interest rates after people had already signed up.

If someone earning an MP's salary still isn't likely to repay their student loan in full, what chance does someone on a much lower income have?

People should be in no doubt, I know as foreign secretary that the British people are worried about what's happened to petrol prices, diesel prices, energy bills, and the single biggest thing we can do is get that ceasefire in relation to…

Reopening the Strait of Hormuz is essential to bringing down the cost of living in the UK.

I am calling on schools to put on interesting clubs and enrichment sessions on Fridays so every child stays engaged right through to the end of the week.

I would be investigating why pupil illness absences are regularly significantly higher at the end of each week.

Fridays are becoming a particular weak spot for attendance.

Progress has slowed over the past year.

Every school has a role to play to improve attendance.

It will take a bit of time in some areas but 100 right across the country I think will make a real difference to getting people mental health support early.

This is how we can turn the tide on mental ill health - preventing more people from reaching crisis, cutting waits for care, and building an NHS which is there for everyone when they need it.

The rebuilding of the party's finances allowed us to run a well-resourced campaign that took our positive message to every community in Scotland and made a major contribution to our historic election victory.

The publication of the SNP's accounts today shows that at the end of 2025 the party was in a position of formidable financial strength, having made a surplus of more than £500,000 over the year.

If we are going to stop extremism and antisemitism we are going to need help from those people who were part of the problem, but have now changed and are being part of the solution.

While I am sad that Joshua feels he won't be given the space to explain his position and represent his community, I am glad he is going to work with me and the party on tackling radicalisation.

Illegal working is booming because Labour have turned Britain into a soft touch.

This surge in enforcement activity takes us to the highest level in British history. Illegal workers and rogue employers have nowhere to hide.