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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Richard Adams and Pippa Crerar

Sunak ‘attacking people’s aspirations’ with universities policy, Labour says

Graduates wearing mortar boards wait to be photographed after a degree ceremony
Under the proposals, graduate employment data and dropout rates for each course will be used to determine caps on enrolment numbers. Photograph: Andrew Fox/Alamy

Labour has accused the government of “attacking the aspirations of young people” with its plans to limit access to university degrees in England based on what students might earn years after graduation.

As revealed by the Guardian, Rishi Sunak will announce proposals on Monday to curb the numbers enrolling on so-called “low value” courses on the basis of data about each course’s graduate employment and dropout rates.

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