Graduates in England face increasing debt burden, Labour warns

The shadow education secretary, Angela Rayner, said the government ‘should stop cooking the books and start being honest with the public’. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PAGraduates of English universities will be exposed to an increasing debt burden within the next five years, with total interest on undergraduate student loans set to double.The government figures, highlighted by Labour as an example of the “eye-watering” debts being accrued, show that the interest charged on