Rishi Sunak repeatedly pledged to crack down on 'Mickey Mouse' university degrees and offered to fund 100,000 more apprenticeships instead.

The changes come as the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham seeks to tackle the one million young people not in employment, education or training - or ‘Neets’

In a break with Tony Blair, the new Prime Minister will say on Tuesday that society should 'value the hard hat as much as the graduation cap'.

Schools to offer technical subjects and regional leaders to link education to local needs under new plans