Ministers to announce increase in annual fees, which have been capped at £9,250 since 2017UK politics live – latest updatesUniversity tuition fees in England are to go up for the first time in eight years, taking annual payments up to a record £9,535 per student, the government has announced.The inflation-linked increase, which comes into force in the next academic year, was approved by ministers after warnings of a deepening financial crisis in the university sector, where the value of tuition fees has crumbled after being capped at £9,250 since 2017. Continue reading...