Back to School Shuffle: Cabinet Promotions, and the State of UK Universities

 Grant Shapps has been appointed as Defence Secretary, and Claire Coutinho becomes Energy Secretary as Ben Wallace resigns. Our senior reporter Alex Wickham has the latest. Plus, as two million students prepare to return to university, we take a deep dive into the challenges facing the sector, from funding to strikes, with Vivienne Stern, CEO of Universities UK. Meanwhile, almost 150,000 students have signed up to legal action against universities over tuition during the pandemic. Ryan Dunleavy, partner at law firm Harcus Parker, explains what they're hoping to achieve. Hosted by Caroline Hepker and Stephen Carroll 

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