York College
Over 200 staff and 3,500 learners impacted by sudden closure
Increase is aimed to help providers cope with rising costs and inflation
'Strategic review' of Lifetime Training's cost base 'directs resources towards areas of highest demand'
Long-awaited draft guidance will be released and consulted on 'later in the spring'
Learners waited a year for training due to dispute over financially 'unviable' flagship scheme
'It is completely rational for a potential alternative government to be thinking about things like this'
Ministers have discussed the future of the contentious model
The announcement is 'all spin and no substance'
'Returnerships' confirmed, but no new major investment
