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Watch: Keir Starmer doesn’t rule out scrapping his promise to abolish tuition fees

Keir Starmer has refused to rule out scrapping his promise to abolish tuition fees.

Speaking on Sunday, Sir Keir was asked whether a Labour Government would follow through with prior plans to scrap tuition fees.

When quizzed by the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg, he said: “We will go into the next election ensuring that every single commitment is fully costed.”

Pressed further, Sir Keir admitted that he wants to see changes to the system and that he doesn’t think “it works” in its current form.

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