Higher education reform is our priority

The fact is we have a huge skills deficit in our country, with the manufacturers organisation, the EEF, warning that almost three-quarters of businesses are concerned about finding workers with the skills they need.On social justice, we are determined to reverse the decline of people from disadvantaged areas going to university, with the number falling by 15% each year since 2011.There should be more flexible learning to encourage part-timers and an end to the rigid structure of three-year degre