Streeting called Tory student loan changes 'mis-selling' - before Labour copied them

Wes Streeting called Tory student loans 'mis-selling' before Rachel Reeves copied them: 'Labour's hypocrisy'

Health Secretary Wes Streeting previously described Conservative changes to student loan repayment rules as a “mis‑selling scandal”, which he said misled millions of graduates across the UK.In the Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the freezing of student loan repayment thresholds, citing the need to fund the NHS as a key reason.Commentators have slammed Ms Reeves for an "unfair" system on young people.Speaking in the House of Commons in…

Streeting called Tory student loan changes 'mis-selling' - before Labour copied them

Cabinet minister Wes Streeting called student loans a “mis-selling scandal” and said a choice by the Conservatives to freeze the salary level at which the loans must be repaid had “misled” graduates – before this Labour Government did exactly the same thing. When tuition fees were trebled in 2012, a new loan repayment system was introduced. Students who went to university were promised they would repay their loans once their salaries reached £21…