Rishi Sunak has pledged to scrap 'rip-off' degrees under new plans to fund 100,000 new apprenticeships for young people.
The Prime Minister, who will be campaigning in the south west today, said one in eight so called Mickey Mouse courses could be scrapped to help pay for the scheme.
Meanwhile Labour has promised to meet an 18-week treatment target for NHS patients in England within five years.
But Sir Keir Starmer will doubtless face questions over whether veteran MP Diane Abbott will stand as a Labour candidate in the election after she was readmitted to the party yesterday.
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Breaking:Diane Abbott - I'm banned from standing for Labour at election
Big news first up this morning.
Diane Abbott has said she is barred from standing in the general election for Labour despite having the whip restored following an investigation into her conduct.
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What happened yesterday on the campaign trail?
Rishi Sunak headed to the Potteries and later played bowls as he pushed his new tax cut for pensioners dubbed the 'triple lock plus', while shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves was in Derby, a short hop along the A50, setting out her first major speech of the campaign.
Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey ventured onto a paddleboard in the Lake District and Nigel Farage visited Dover on behalf of Reform UK.
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Read: Tories vow to ban 'rip-off' university degrees by changing law
Firstly, let's take a look at today's front page story on the Daily Mail following Rishi Sunak's new pledge concerning apprenticeships
Harriet Line, the Mail's Deputy Political Editor, reports Rishi Sunak's latest pledge will see 'rip-off' degrees scrapped under a new law to boost young people's life chances.
One in eight students could see their course axed in a bid to cut down on 'Mickey Mouse' degrees and pay for 100,000 apprenticeships.
Read Harriet's story here:
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