See Why Rishi Sunak wants to Scrap University Degrees

According to Sky News, if Rishi Sunak is elected UK prime minister, he will abolish college degrees that don't make graduates richer.

[{"selector":"#anim-531d2f8e-0627-49ae-8eaf-fcd0c5d0a8e2","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(106.37119%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ab560ad9-1d6b-403e-8b4c-cd4e679098b7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7066008e-0816-4a13-8d1b-ac7fec5d20cc","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]

As a contender for the Tory leadership, he pledged to "take a harder approach to university degrees that burden students with debt without enhancing their earning prospects."

[{"selector":"#anim-0ab4cbad-cf1a-4fac-8b92-2d4bea14a140","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(106.37119%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6a692e86-bb10-4162-abcd-ad302c37cc8e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0528df52-e86d-42ce-be91-f4446b36bc6e","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Rishi Sunak, who majored in philosophy, politics, and economics at the University of Oxford, evaluated university degrees

[{"selector":"#anim-1ac7e81a-5559-42c2-9fd7-9b39ed220399","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(106.37119%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-da23dd0f-ea0b-4fc4-8467-61f29aa76fa8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-467b64aa-702a-458a-950b-b14e469c9a8f","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Based on factors including their drop-out rates and the proportion of grads who had jobs.

[{"selector":"#anim-8d67f435-ade7-41f7-b896-bee30f3eebd2","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(107.47923%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5b6747bf-401e-4ccd-b45f-1827eb0140d1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a56db482-a342-4531-a5ed-1596cda6f5fb","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Sunak would phase out the degrees if they didn't live up to specific requirements.

[{"selector":"#anim-0bc6f0ae-b412-4524-bd13-12368659dfdc","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(107.47923%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d1f7b48a-bb10-42fa-a54f-4ced7c0cf80a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c1428ab3-45f7-42db-b893-309ac1b2548a","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]