Labour’s shadow education secretary has pledged that the party will “change the way students pay for their time at university” in England.
The comments by Bridget Phillipson, in her speech to the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, notably avoided mention of the word “fees”. But whether that omission was a matter of presentation or substance was a question left unanswered in her brief comments.
“We’ll change the way students pay for their time at university, so none of our young people fear the price they’ll pay for the choice they’d like,” said Ms Phillipson.
Party leader Sir Keir Starmer has previously announced that Labour was dropping its Corbyn-era policy to abolish tuition fees and fund universities through public spending – but he has not committed to a successor policy.
