Sir Keir Starmer is facing criticism after confirming that Labour is set to “move on” from his commitment to abolish tuition fees.
It becomes the latest pledge dropped by the Labour leader, with Sir Keir pointing to the “different financial situation” as the reason behind the latest shift.
The move was criticised by the University and College Union (UCU), which labelled the decision “deeply disappointing”.
“We are looking at options for how we fund these fees. The current system is unfair, it doesn’t really work for students, doesn’t work for universities,” Sir Keir told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on Tuesday.
He said the party would, in the coming weeks, “set out a fairer solution”.
“We are likely to move on from that commitment because we do find ourselves in a different financial situation.”
