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UK education secretary Bridget Phillipson has announced that university tuition fees in England are set to rise next academic year, with the maximum fee increasing by £285 to £9,535. This will be the first increase in university education for domestic undergraduate students since 2017, when fees were raised to £9,250.

Health Secretary Mr Streeting, a former president of the National Union of Students, said he would still go to university even with the fee rise.

The Government has announced that tuition fees will rise to £9,535 in England from the next academic year to help universities struggling financially.

Capped tuition fees paid by domestic students and a drop in overseas students had led to universities struggling financially in recent years.

The amount UK universities can charge British students is rising for the first time since 2017