Streeting: Medical schools with no British students ludicrous

It is “ludicrous” that new medical schools are opening in the UK with no British students, the shadow health secretary has said.

Brunel University London began a new medicine degree programme in September but all 100 of its first intake are from overseas because the institution has not been given any UK government-funded places.

Chester University is also due to open a medical school catering solely to international students because places for domestic students are capped. Both say they hope to offer places to UK students “soon”.