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Treasury considering huge expansion of free childcare in England

Exclusive: plan for one- and two-year-olds would cost billions and is among options being looked at

The Guardian - UK

Students should be told of university course job prospects, says commission

Social Mobility Commission says students should be informed of ‘earnings implications’ of course choices

The Guardian - UK

Bridget Phillipson MP meets Sunderland apprentices at Houghton-le-Spring housing development

The MP for Houghton and Sunderland South was given a tour of Persimmon’s Herrington Grange development

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Labour's education secretary repeatedly refuses to say if she backs teacher strikes

Bridget Phillipson, Labour's shadow education secretary, refused to clearly say whether or not she supported teachers taking industrial action in…

The National (Scotland)

Give parents better childcare support to fire up the economy, demands business chief

Confederation of British Industry director general Tony Danker will warn in a speech today that parents are being forced to limit the hours they work because affordable childcare is not available

Daily Mirror

No social insurance model for NHS under Labour reforms, Starmer indicates

The Labour leader said the NHS would remain ‘free at the point of use’ under his party’s proposals for government.

The Independent UK

Left-wing journalist Ash Sarkar to appear on Question Time

QUESTION Time is set to take place in Birmingham this evening with plenty of topics to be discussed.

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Labour to demand Commons vote on ending school tax breaks

Keir Starmer’s party wants government to investigate reform of tax benefits

The Independent UK

Sunderland MP says Rishi Sunak 'doesn't care' after plans for major childcare reform scrapped

Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson says the Tories have given up on governing

Chronicle Live

Rishi Sunak branded 'feeble' for quietly shelving major childcare reforms

The Prime Minister is said to have ditched his predecessor Liz Truss's idea for 'big bang' reforms, which were due to include increasing free childcare support by 20 hours a week and scrapping staff to child ratios

Daily Mirror

Labour drawing up plans to give parents more free childcare in '£6bn' election pledge

The Mirror understands the party is talking about making childcare a key offer in the next election, with more free nursery hours for parents of two, three and four-year-olds under discussion

Daily Mirror

Risk level of school buildings collapsing in England raised to ‘very likely’

Annual report lays bare state of dilapidated education estate built during postwar shortages

The Guardian - UK

'Totally unacceptable' MPs fury over Northern Rail's decision to close Sunderland station over Christmas

Julie Elliott, Bridget Phillipson and Sharon Hodgson have released a joint statement about the decision

Chronicle Live

Tories shelve 'unworkable' schools shake-up in yet another Rishi Sunak U-turn

Critics welcomed the decision to scrap the bill but said it was a symptom of the chaos of the last 12 months - which has seen FIVE different Education Secretaries in charge

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Tory chairman’s ‘NHS strikes help Putin’ claim dismissed as ‘ludicrous’

Nadhim Zahawi urges nurses to call off strikes and negotiate but union says it is ministers who are refusing to talk

Daily Mirror

Poll finds 62% back Labour's plan to scrap tax breaks for private schools

Labour leader Keir Starmer wants to remove the charitable status of private schools that means parents don’t pay VAT on fees, but Rishi Sunak has rejected the idea

The Guardian - UK

Prisoners to be held in police cells as jails close to full, justice minister says – as it happened

Damian Hinds says acute increase in prison population means he has requested temporary use of up to 400 police cells

Daily Mirror

Tories 'abandoning families' as 1,600 children's centres close in a decade

Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said the centres were a “lifeline” for families - and warned more closures were sure to follow after the Tories “crashed the economy”

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The Guardian - UK

Baby boom: why funding childcare properly will boost the UK economy

Britain has a labour shortage and parents who want to work: but the cost of childcare they need to do so often exceeds their pay

The Guardian - UK

Inflation will erode funding for early years care, finds IFS

Report foresees funding for childcare places in England falling by 8% over next three years

The Independent UK

Labour wants to expand state nurseries as part of election childcare pledge

Country needs to see a ‘transformation’ in sector, shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson says

The Guardian - UK

Labour plans expansion of state nursery sector in England to ease pressure on parents

Proposals are part of party’s wider ambition to build system of high-quality, affordable childcare and to make issue an election pledge

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s not just childcare’: focus on early years education sets Estonia apart

Its innovative kindergarten system is just one reason the Baltic state is one of the highest performers in international rankings

Wales Online

Richard Bacon's life and career from Blue Peter sacking to BBC Question Time panel

He joined MPs Paul Scully and Bridget Phillipson, Karan Bilimoria and journalist Anne McElvoy on Question Time in Manchester

Wales Online

Labour vows to end tax breaks for private schools and offer free school meals

The Labour Party has said it will use the cash to fund major improvements in the education sector. It will also offer free school meals for children.

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