I’m the candidate offering real change – I’ll put real jobs over pointless degrees, says Kemi Badenoch

I’M the candidate offering real change in this leadership contest.

I’m a straight talker who understands the issues Sun readers are worried about.

My first job was at McDonald’s, flipping burgers and cleaning toilets so I had enough money to live on while studying part-time at college.

Keeping people employed at this time is absolutely critical.

Good jobs matter and that means jobs that pay well and add value to communities and society.

One of the things that makes it hard for some people to get a good job is they demand costly degrees you actually don’t need, forcing people into debt.

I’m an engineer and value real skills from solid training.

Sadly, some universities spend more time indoctrinating social attitudes instead of teaching lifelong skills or how to solve problems.

Why are we shovelling huge amounts of taxpayer money – currently up to £11 billion a year into student loans – that will never be paid back?

That cannot be right.

That’s why we must reduce the subsidy for low quality degrees and make it easier to move into areas such as nursing, social and policing without a typical degree.

As PM I’d open more good jobs to talented people, help young people avoid crippling debt, and save money from this reform and across the board.

I want Sun readers and their children to have a Government that opens opportunity and watches every taxpayer’s penny.