{"id":314965,"date":"2026-02-03T21:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T21:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-rachel-reeves-and-martin-lewis-are-clashing-over-student-loan-debts\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T21:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T21:00:07","slug":"why-rachel-reeves-and-martin-lewis-are-clashing-over-student-loan-debts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-rachel-reeves-and-martin-lewis-are-clashing-over-student-loan-debts\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Rachel Reeves and Martin Lewis are clashing over student loan debts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/_h-aCKgg4J0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why Rachel Reeves and Martin Lewis are clashing over student loan debts\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_h-aCKgg4J0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Pressure is mounting on the government over the affordability of student loans, after a decision by Chancellor Rachel Reeves to freeze the earnings threshold where graduates begin repayments.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>We also speak to the president of the National Union of Students Zamzam Ibrahim.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\n0:00 &#8211; Why students will pay even more for their loans<br \/>\n3:45 &#8211; Chancellor needs to \u2018urgently reverse\u2019 freeze on loans threshold<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nGet more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/<br \/>\nSubscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<br \/>\nFollow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pressure is mounting on the government over the affordability of student loans, after a decision by Chancellor Rachel Reeves to freeze the earnings threshold where graduates begin repayments. 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