Adult education, Politics

Greater Lincolnshire set to cut ESOL courses from 2027, Reform UK mayor confirms

Rollout will be delayed by a year so training providers have time to 'adjust'

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Politics

Suella Braverman named Reform UK’s skills spokesperson

Former home secretary wants half of all young people to train in trades

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
Politics

McFadden overstated employer interest in jobs guarantee

Work and pensions secretary backtracks on claim 60+ employers already 'committed' jobs for NEET young people

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Long read, Politics

Kim Leadbeater MP

Sport-mad MP Kim Leadbeater, who entered politics after the murder of her sister Jo Cox, tells Jessica Hill she...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Politics

DWP questions January 2026: live blog

Live updates from ministers taking questions in Parliament

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Politics

Education questions January 2026: Live blog

Follow live updates as Bridget Phillipson and her education ministers take questions from MPs in the House of Commons

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Awarding, Politics

New peer and former City and Guilds chair admits wrongly claiming PhD

Dame Ann Limb has been awarded several honorary doctorates but has not completed a full PhD

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Apprenticeships, Politics

Reeves puts the ‘squeeze’ on big employers with budget levy tweaks 

Chancellor warned that trio of reforms 'risks dampening appetite among levy-paying organisations already dealing with rising hiring, pension and...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Politics

A budget that backs FE, delivered by a government that can’t stop undermining itself

Today’s budget offers long-overdue wins for skills and apprenticeships, but the constant leaks, U-turns and mixed messages are throttling...

Jessica Hill
Erika Marshall