Burnham says fly-tippers will be forced to pay for the clean-up when they dump waste illegally – UK politics live

<p>The prime minister plans to bring in the National Crime Agency to tackle the gangs behind dumps</p><p><strong>Value being generated by student loans is “not what it should be”, Reform UK’s deputy leader said.</strong></p><p>Asked by reporters about the funding of the scheme by stopping foreign students accessing loans, Richard Tice said:</p><p>Regarding the funding of this, cash is cash. Whether you think that it’s cash as a positive in a balance sheet or a bank account, or whether you’re borrowing it, it’s money. It’s cash.</p><p>As Suella quite rightly said, the amount of money going into student loans, it’s all government money, and this government is borrowing vast sums.</p><p>In terms of Mickey Mouse courses, listen, this has been well-chronicled for many years. Whether it’s gender studies, whether it’s golf course studies, I think I’ve seen there’s not a necessity. There’s not a value in many of these degrees.</p><p>Now I know that might be uncomfortable to those people who have those qualifications, but the reality is you’ve got to ask yourself: what are your graduate outcomes looking like?</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/aug/20/andy-burnham-illegal-waste-dumps-labour-reform-conservatives-latest-news-updates">Continue reading...</a>