THE government is “sowing seeds of more chaos and incompetence” due to its lack of action on the rising number of university Covid-19 cases, Labour warned today.

Thousands of students are already self-isolating on campuses, but Labour said that to limit new C-19 cases, the start of autumn term should be delayed for those who have yet to attend.

The party also called for increased C-19 testing capacity so that students can return home for Christmas — Health Secretary Matt Hancock said last week that he would not rule out asking students to stay at university over Christmas to prevent the virus from spreading.