05-01-2019 18:38 via theguardian.com

University fees cut would hurt mobility and aid rich, PM told

Justine Greening, David Willetts and Jo Johnson warn against reducing top £9,250 course costsTheresa May is facing a growing clamour among senior Tories to resist cutting university tuition fees, with warnings that it would dent social mobility, benefit the wealthy and put some institutions out of business.Justine Greening, the former education secretary, and former university ministers Jo Johnson and David Willetts spoke out amid mounting expectations that a review of higher education cou
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