Gordon Marsden,shadow higher education minister, confirms key Labour pledge to scrap tuition fees won’t ‘automatically become policy’Jeremy Corbyn’s pledge to abolish student tuition fees will have to compete against alternative policies – including a graduate tax – before being approved by his party, and according to Labour’s shadow minister for higher education.Gordon Marsden,who took over Labours shadow universities role after Corbyn was elected leader, said “nothing is ruled in, or nothing is ruled out” over the future of tuition fees. A promise to scrap the fees formed a major section of Corbyn’s appeal to young voters during his successful election campaign.
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Source: theguardian.com