Starmer promises to look at making student loans 'fairer'

"The system is now at breaking point for graduates. I believe student loans have become a debt trap. Student loans have become a debt trap, and the system requires urgent reform to address unsustainable interest rates and unfair repayment conditions that burden graduates with excessive debt obligations."

"We inherited their broken student loans system. We've already introduced maintenance grants to improve the situation, which they scrapped, and we will look at ways to make it fairer. The government acknowledges systemic problems inherited from the previous administration and commits to examining fairness improvements while restoring previously eliminated support measures."

"I'm glad to learn that the leader of the opposition has finally admitted that they scammed the country on this, and that applies to everything they did in government. The Prime Minister attributed responsibility for the broken student loans system to the previous Conservative government's policies and decisions."

Sir Keir Starmer committed to exploring reforms to make the student loans system fairer following criticism from Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, who described the system as being at breaking point and functioning as a debt trap for graduates. The debate centered on concerns about high interest rates and unfair repayment terms. Starmer attributed the system's problems to the previous Conservative government and noted that his administration has already reintroduced maintenance grants. He also highlighted broader cost-of-living improvements, including lower energy bills. Badenoch countered by noting energy bills remain higher than when Starmer took office and referenced his previous 2020 leadership pledge to abolish tuition fees.

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