NUS statement on Labour's Tuition Fees U-Turn

"Backing down from this commitment is truly disappointing. The Labour Party needs a clear vision that young people and students will turn up for, and cannot take their votes for granted.

"Students and young people are clear about what we want to see in society: a fair and well funded education, where everyone can afford to study across their lifetime; living wages for all and the vision and innovation to respond to the great challenges of our lifetimes. The current system is broken prioritising money over student welfare and education."

A failure to invest in education is a failure to invest in future generations and in a prosperous and fair society.”