Bridget Phillipson comments on Government response to the Augur review

Bridget Phillipson MP, Labour's shadow Education Secretary, commenting on the Government's response to the Augur Review said:

“This is simply an attack on the aspirations of young people and their families by a government that wants to reinforce the class ceiling, not smash it.

“The Conservatives’ appalling record on apprenticeships means it can’t be trusted to deliver the overhaul that our young people need, and new role for the Office for Students will be to put up fresh barriers to opportunity in areas with fewer graduate jobs. 

“Labour will enable our young people to seize the opportunities of the future through our reforms of the skills system and higher education funding - your background will be no barrier to getting on under a Labour Government.