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6 July 2017

The facts are clear – Conservative university policy has failed

Jo Johnson wants Labour to look “at the facts” on higher education. Here are some for him to get on with.

By Angela Rayner

Theresa May’s Cabinet have had a busy weekend. From Boris Johnson to Justine Greening, they were pitching for their preferred policies to the Prime Minister – not in person, but via the front pages, and on issues ranging from school funding to the public sector pay cap.

Damian Green, the First Secretary of State – Deputy Prime Minister in all but name – chipped in the suggestion that we needed to have a national debate on tuition fees. Perhaps he missed the national debate on policies that we had very recently – the one that ended with his party losing their majority and their authority.

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