Skip to main contentSkip to navigation Close dialogue1/5 Next image Previous image Toggle captionSkip to navigation Anger over the plight of millions of graduates is threatening to develop into a fresh crisis for the government. Photograph: Chris Radburn/PA View image in fullscreen Anger over the plight of millions of graduates is threatening to develop into a fresh crisis for the government. Photograph: Chris Radburn/PA £99,987 and counting: graduates trapped by ballooning student loansAs their debts rise, graduates reveal how loans are reshaping careers, finances and faith in the system
Student loans: why is Martin Lewis clashing with Rachel Reeves? Growing anger over the plight of millions of graduates saddled with ballooning student loan debts is threatening to develop into a fresh crisis for the government, with Martin Lewis leading the demands for an urgent rethink. The MoneySavingExpert founder has been critical of the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, over a change to repayment thresholds affecting 5.8 million people who took out a student loan between 2012 and 2023.
Published: February 6, 2026 5:12 pm
Source: The Guardian — Read original