Chief secretary to the treasury Darren Jones says there will be a spring statement on 26 March
The government is expected to make a statement later this afternoon on its plans to revise the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act, which it paused on taking on office last year.
Although the act was passed in 2023 its provisions had yet to be implemented by the time of the general election last year, allowing education secretary Bridget Phillipson to pause it to take account of concerns inside and outside higher education about its consequences.
