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."