It comes as Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, is going to announce a rise in tuition fees for England in the Commons this afternoon.

MoneySavingExpert founder Martin Lewis said higher tuition fees - which are due to go up for the first time in eight years - won't change what most students pay each year.

In a statement to the House of Commons, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson revealed students will now face maximum fees of £9,535.

Universities in England are set to be able to charge full-time undergraduate students more than £9,250 a year in tuition fees under plans expected to be announced by Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson this afternoon.

University tuition fees will rise for the first time in eight years, the Labour government has confirmed.

The government said the increase would 'secure the future' of higher education

Domestic undergraduate tuition fees in England have been capped at £9,250 since 2017 but have been eroded in value by high inflation, forcing universities to rely on uncapped tuition fees from international students to balance their books.

Tuition fee hikes are necessary to secure the future of universities, the Education Secretary has told LBC.

Mr Lewis spoke out after it emerged university tuition fees in England are to go up in October 2025 for the first time in eight years.

The BBC Sounds podcast host, who is an ITV regular, has moved to debunk "misunderstandings" around the student loan system after the Labour Party government's decision.

The Government has said tuition fees for domestic undergraduates in England will rise to £9,535 per year after eight years of being frozen at a maximum of £9,250.