Critics claimed the shadow Education Secretary's pledge to make the student loans scheme 'fairer and more progressive' lacked detail and showed Labour was making empty policy pledges to gain votes
It comes after Sir Keir Starmer last month dropped Labour’s 2019 manifesto pledge to scrap university tuition fees. The Labour leader said party would likely “move on” from its former promise amid concerns that the party will inherit a damaged British economy that will leave it with little wiggle room for major policy reforms.that the move could risk Labour haemorrhaging young votes at the next general election, which is expected late next year.
However, it fell by almost 1 per cent at the last general election in 2019, with the Conservative Party boasting just 26 per cent of votes in the 77 student seats across the country, compared to 50 per cent who voted Labour. Academics also warned that Labour’s pledge to reform the student loan repayments model was hollow without full details.: “I suspect Labour are wary of making these big policy pledges ahead of the next general election – they don’t want to be held back by what the finances are going to be in a year’s time.
, shows the party is treading too carefully ahead of the next general election by failing to set out full plans for their policy proposals.
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