Keir Starmer says Labour will abandon pledge to scrap tuition fees

Labour is planning to abandon its pledge to abolish university tuition fees, Keir Starmer has said.

Speaking on Tuesday morning the opposition leader said the party was preparing to "move on" from the commitment.

Sir Keir personally committed to scrapping tuition fees when he stood for the Labour leadership in 2020, including the policy in his list of pledges.