During the general election campaign, Jeremy Corbyn thought Labour’s tuition fee policy was one of the finest feathers in his cap. But as the policy unravels, it is increasingly looking like an albatross around his neck. Before the election Jeremy Corbyn promised a generous package of giveaways to students and graduates. When asked what would happen to students and graduates who had already taken on debt, the Labour leader said confidently “I will deal with it”. These ideas resonated with students and new graduates: Labour’s student finance proposals were the most-remembered policy in their manifesto, according to YouGov.

Source: The Times July 20, 2017 23:15 UTC