UCU response to Tory plans to fund extra university places

UCU general secretary, Sally Hunt, said: 'UCU welcomes anything that adds to the debate around how we ensure talented would-be students can fulfil their potential. However, rather than gimmicks, we need clear commitments on funding - not short-term sticky plaster policies.

'Furthermore, providing a reduction for students lucky enough to have wealthy parents simply entrenches inequality and means that higher education will be most expensive for those families who can afford it least.'