General Election 2017: Is this the end of the road for the Higher Education and Research Bill as we know it?

The progress of the Higher Education and Research Bill (HERB) through Parliament has dominated higher education news since last summer. Having passed through the Third and final reading in the House of Lords on 4 April, the HERB is currently subject to the process of parliamentary ‘ping pong’ – an intense period in which Peers could maintain pressure on the Government to approve key amendments to the Bill before it passes into law. More...