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NUS UK praises “exciting” King’s Speech but calls on government to make sure students can fully benefit from new bills
This morning, King Charles read the King's Speech at the State Opening of Parliament. The King's Speech is a speech written by the government and read by the King. It announces the government's priorities for the next year. There were 40 bills announced in the speech, on issues ranging from... -
NUS responds to key Higher and Further Education announcements in the Labour Party Manifesto
NUS welcomes clear Labour commitments to Votes at 16, a training guarantee for all young people and a recognition that the current funding settlement is broken. The average student has 50p per week to live off after rent and bills: the priority for fixing the funding system must be student... -
NUS praises progressive Green manifesto
NUS welcomes and celebrates the Green Party’s 2024 manifesto which is aspirational and progressive, contains measures which would tackle the many crises the country faces, and would make a meaningful difference to student lives. -
BREAKING: Student foodbank use has doubled since 2022
A new survey from the National Union of Students has found that 14% of students used foodbanks in the 2023/24 academic year, compared to 7% in 2021/22. -
NUS condemns the Conservative Party manifesto: “No offer to alleviate the very real struggles faced by students and young people.”
NUS is disappointed by the Conservative Party’s continued lurch to the right with the launch of their 2024 manifesto, which contains a range of measures that will do nothing to alleviate the struggles students face. Instead, the measures announced will compound student suffering, punish international students, and do little to... -
NUS welcomes the Liberal Democrat manifesto, but does it go far enough?
NUS welcomes the Liberal Democrat’s 2024 manifesto which contains several pledges which will undoubtedly help students and apprentices. But we believe the party’s promises are too vague and need further fleshing out. -
“Shortsighted”: NUS UK responds to Conservative pledge to increase cost of visas by 25%
The National Union of Students has branded the pledge self-destructive and ideologically driven. -
NUS UK defends students’ right to study what they choose following Conservative pledge to cut “low-value” degrees
The latest Conservative manifesto point pledges to cut degrees with high dropout rates, and low job progression and future earnings potential. -
"Regressive and ridiculous": NUS UK responds to Conservative pledge to institute National Service
The Conservative party has pledged to introduce National Service for 18-year-olds if they win the General Election. -
NUS UK responds to reports that No10 blocked veterans IDs at ballot box over fears it would allow more students to vote.
The National Union of Students has called the discovery “proof” that the Government is actively trying to suppress young people’s votes.