Universities: PM pledges to scrap 'rip-off degrees'

2 hours agoHazel Shearing,Education correspondent, @hazelshearingGetty ImagesThe Conservatives have promised to scrap some university courses in England to help fund 100,000 apprenticeships per year if they win the July election.The party says it would replace the "worst performing" degrees that it considers a "rip-off" because of high drop-out rates and "poor" job prospects.Labour criticised the government over…