Low-achieving school pupils should be banned from taking out student loans for English universities, according to a report by right-wing Conservative MPs.
The “New Conservatives”, a group of “Red Wall” MPs who were elected in 2017 and 2019, also want the government to ensure that more student loans are fully repaid.
It is the latest attempt by the parliamentary group to drag the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, to the right on education policy, after their previous calls to axe post-study work visas and to stop the poorest performing universities from recruiting overseas.
The report, authored by MPs Jonathan Gullis and Lia Nici, says students who fail to pass GCSE maths and English qualifications or get three Es at A level should be banned from applying for student loans.
