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In quotes: What key Labour figures say on universities

 Image: Keir Starmer [CC BY-NC-ND 2.0], via Flickr

Comments from Labour leader and potential ministers offer signals on sector funding policy

After Labour secured a landslide victory in the 2024 UK general election, it is expected that Bridget Phillipson will become the new education secretary, while Peter Kyle is set to be the new secretary of state for science, innovation and technology. 

But what have Labour leader Keir Starmer, Phillipson and Kyle been saying about policy on universities and research in the buildup to the election?

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