Andy Burnham is being urged by his allies to increase the salary threshold for student loan repayments.
New polling that shows a fall in support for Labour from graduates who are saddled with spiralling student debt has rung alarm bells among Burnham loyalists.
They are urging him to back a proposal to raise the threshold for repayments from £29,385 to £33,542.
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The soaring cost of student debt has become a touchstone political issue for millions on the controversial Plan 2 repayment plan, which can leave graduates in England and Wales paying tens of thousands of pounds more than they originally borrowed.
