Labour will scrap tuition fees and address growing student debt, vows John McDonnell

‘John McDonnell has renewed the Labour Party’s promise to scrap tuition fees and cancel existing student debt in a speech to the Labour Party Conference.
Speaking to delegates in Brighton, the Shadow Chancellor stood by commitments made in the 2017 manifesto and called on the Chancellor to address “unsustainable” levels of student debt.
“The Tories have tripled tuition fees and allowed the Student Lonas Company to hike up interest rates. Young people are now leaving university with £57,000 worth of debt”, said the MP for Hayes and Harlington.
“Education is a gift from one generation to another – not a commodity to be sold.”
The Shadow Chancellor also signalled his support for writing off all outstanding student debt – an issue which has caused some difficulty for the Labour Party.’
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