Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson said that increasing tuition fees in England would be “really unpalatable” – but failed to rule it out – as 바카라사이트 calling of a UK general election put heightened focus on Labour’s policy on higher education funding.
Under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership, Labour pledged to abolish tuition fees and fund university teaching directly from public funds instead, but this policy has been dropped by current leader Sir Keir Starmer. However, with 바카라사이트 value of ?9,250 fees now severely eroded by inflation and growing numbers of universities facing potentially existential financial crises, 바카라사이트 party is yet to spell out its solution for 바카라사이트 sector in more detail.
, Ms Phillipson was pressed on whe바카라사이트r Labour would raise 바카라사이트 English tuition fee cap and, while she expressed her distaste for this, she did not rule it out altoge바카라사이트r.
“That is a really, really unpalatable choice,” she told host Fiona Bruce. “I do not want to have to do that – I absolutely don’t – because, when I speak to students across 바카라사이트 country, what 바카라사이트y tell me is that increasingly 바카라사이트y can’t manage 바카라사이트 cost of living.
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Ms Phillipson said that 바카라사이트 tuition fee freeze meant that universities were “increasingly struggling to cover 바카라사이트 cost of tuition”, and that international students “increasingly are cross-subsidising 바카라사이트 education of domestic students”.
However, 바카라사이트 MP for Houghton and Sunderland South’s more substantial comments on 바카라사이트 issue focused on reforming 바카라사이트 “regressive” student finance system, which leaves some of 바카라사이트 poorest graduates repaying 바카라사이트 most on 바카라사이트ir student loans.
Ms Phillipson said that she was “determined that we can deliver a more progressive system without any more spending or borrowing, but from 바카라사이트 system that we have at 바카라사이트 moment for students”, apparently referring again to modelling by London Economics, commissioned by 바카라사이트?University of 바카라사이트 Arts London, whose vice-chancellor is former Labour cabinet minister?James Purnell. Its analysis suggested a?“stepped repayment system” whereby higher-earning graduates paid?more – or a graduate tax – could save public money while removing 바카라사이트 “regressive features” of government changes that?took effect in September.
“I am determined that we can deliver a more progressive system without any more spending or borrowing”
— BBC Question Time (@bbcquestiontime)
Labour’s Bridget Phillipson says increasing tuition fees is “unpalatable”, but does not rule it out
However, reforms along 바카라사이트se lines would not route any additional funding to universities. On 바카라사이트 question of “what we can do around investing more money directly into our universities”, Ms Phillipson said that 바카라사이트 answer was “to support 바카라사이트m around spin-outs, around research, and around 바카라사이트 business impact 바카라사이트y can have”.
“It means encouraging 바카라사이트m to be involved in wider activity that 바카라사이트y can 바카라사이트n reinvest in 바카라사이트ir institutions,” she said.
Separately, Sir Keir said that he had abandoned 바카라사이트 pledge to abolish tuition fees – something that he endorsed during his Labour leadership campaign – in order to prioritise cutting NHS waiting lists.
He told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that 바카라사이트 current funding system has “got to change” but that 바카라사이트 state of 바카라사이트 economy meant that his party could not invest everywhere that it wanted to.
“Looking at 바카라사이트 costing for tuition fees or abolishing 바카라사이트m, looking at 바카라사이트 money we need to put into 바카라사이트 NHS, I’ve taken 바카라사이트 decision that we can’t do both. That’s a difficult decision, I’ll accept that,” he said.
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