LONDON Britain's Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson. Britain's Labour government has said that university tuition fees in England would be raised for the first time in eight years, as higher education institutions grapple with yawning financial deficits. The 3.1 percent rise comes as university leaders blame a crackdown on immigration for restricting international student numbers that were already hit by the U.K.'s departure from the European Union. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson