Kemi Badenoch has pledged to end “rip-off” degrees if her party wins power again, with university courses that lead to low earnings after graduation set to be in the firing line.

The Conservative leader will use her speech in Manchester on Wednesday to announce that she will funnel the savings from cutting low-performing degrees into doubling funding for apprenticeships.

The i Paper understands that the party wants to focus its efforts o n weak job prospects and limited earning potential , with subjects such as the performing arts, English, design, sociology, anthropology, media and psychology among those under review. New Feature

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Internal party analysis suggests graduates from these areas typically earn the least after leavin

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