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A senior cabinet minister has accused Nigel Farage and Reform UK of "whipping up anger" as tensions mount around migrant hotels.

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has stated that the government is considering removing the two-child benefit cap but cautioned that it would "cost a lot of money".

Fees have been frozen at an annual level of £9,250 since the 2017/18 academic year but Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has now confirmed they will rise from April 2025.

Decision affects secondaries and primaries approved by previous government using its ‘free school’ application process

Bridget Phillipson has been targeted with personal abuse on Facebook by campaigners opposed to Labour’s tax policy

Working parents of two-year-olds can access 15 hours of free childcare from April but staff shortages could leave families not getting their preferred choice provider

Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson promised to take action to bring down the cost of buying school uniforms as a 'matter of urgency' if Labour gets into power

Keir Starmer’s party plans to make improved childcare a signature offer ahead of a general election next year as parents face nursery 'deserts' across the country

A firm run by Conservative councillor David Wernick – who has donated £71,000 to the Conservative Party, either personally or through his companies – has been awarded an £11.5m contract to supply classrooms to schools struggling with RAAC

Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson wants young kids to learn numeracy through 'real world' teaching to prepare them better for secondary school and adult life

Labour launched a fresh attack on the Prime Minister as more than 100 schools and colleges were told to partially or fully shut over fears of dangerous concrete

Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said new improvement teams will target poorer areas as figures show ­children from those ­backgrounds are almost twice as likely to go to an ­inadequate school

Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said it was time for a complete overhaul of the 'complex and confused' childcare system - and said 'bolting on' more hours would not fix it