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Alex Kerr: In 2015 Andy Burnham said he would scrap tuition fees to 'lift the millstone of debt' from English students — the cost…

On the recordJuly 19, 2026
In 2015 Andy Burnham said he would scrap tuition fees to 'lift the millstone of debt' from English students — the cost has gone up almost every year since then, so why has Andy Burnham gone silent?
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Alex Kerr
Scottish National Party

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Commenting on Andy Burnham's tuition fees pledge.

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