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24 September 2011
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Ed Miliband says Labour would reduce the cap on student tuition fees.
Under the move, revealed in the Sunday Mirror, he said a Labour government would limit university fees to £6,000 a year - down from the current £9,000 maximum.
It would be partly funded by graduates earning over £65,000 a year paying higher interest on student loans.
This comes on the eve of the Labour conference in Liverpool, with Mr Miliband set to speak on Tuesday.
'Burdened by debt' The move is part of Mr Miliband's bid to present his party as being on the side of hard-pressed families struggling to maintain their standard of living amidst the global economic downturn.
He told the Sunday Mirror: "Parents up and down the country are incredibly worried about their sons and daughters.
"We want to take action to make it easier for people to go to university and not feel burdened down by debt. If we were in government now, we would cut the maximum tuition fee from £9,000 to £6,000 a year."
Tuition fees were introduced by the last Labour government.
The current £9,000 maximum was introduced by the coalition government.
The Liberal Democrats have been accused by students of breaking pre-election promises not to raise tuition fees.
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Under the move, revealed in the Sunday Mirror, he said a Labour government would limit university fees to £6,000 a year - down from the current £9,000 maximum.
It would be partly funded by graduates earning over £65,000 a year paying higher interest on student loans.
This comes on the eve of the Labour conference in Liverpool, with Mr Miliband set to speak on Tuesday.
'Burdened by debt' The move is part of Mr Miliband's bid to present his party as being on the side of hard-pressed families struggling to maintain their standard of living amidst the global economic downturn.
He told the Sunday Mirror: "Parents up and down the country are incredibly worried about their sons and daughters.
"We want to take action to make it easier for people to go to university and not feel burdened down by debt. If we were in government now, we would cut the maximum tuition fee from £9,000 to £6,000 a year."
Tuition fees were introduced by the last Labour government.
The current £9,000 maximum was introduced by the coalition government.
The Liberal Democrats have been accused by students of breaking pre-election promises not to raise tuition fees.
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