The Chancellor should accept this week’s vote in parliament to reverse the recent rise in tution fees – Angela Rayner

Angela
Rayner MP, Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary, in
response to the Tories proposed changes to tuition fees, said:

“Labour has long been calling for the government to take
action on rising student debt, including rethinking their eye watering interest
rate hikes and raising the repayment threshold for graduates. They need to stop
talking and get on with it.

"If the Chancellor is serious, the first thing he could do is
accept this week’s vote in Parliament to reverse the most recent rise in
tuition fees. 

"The Chancellor’s reported proposals don’t help many who most
need support – that is why Labour will bring back maintenance grants for
disadvantaged students as well as abolishing tuition fees entirely."