Gary Gibbon
Students breach the Commons but the debate goes unheard
No-one was listening to anyone in the Commons today, let alone the few students who made it into the public gallery.
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Tuition fees: Clegg’s claim is out by 100,000 students
Nick Clegg tells reporters that no part-time students will have to pay tuition fees upfront. FactCheck with Cathy Newman finds otherwise.
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Gary Gibbon
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Tuition fees: an air of anger in London
There’s an air of anger and urgency on the streets of London according to Alex Thomson who is following today’s protest against tuition fees.
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Gary Gibbon
Nick Clegg: Winning the battle but not having a good war
Our Political Editor reports on the latest news from the Westminster front as this afternoon’s big tuition fee vote continues to strain the party unity among the Lib Dems.
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LIVEBLOG: Tuition fees vote
Channel 4 News brings you live coverage of the tuition fees vote and student protests. Tweet us @channel4news or use the hashtag #c4news.
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Government wins student tuition fees vote as protests grow
As the Government wins a vote to treble university tuition fees, violence flares across Whitehall. Alex Thomson says that nine police officers and scores of protesters are hurt.
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Police and protesters injured during tuition fees demo
Police officers have been injured and protesters arrested during demonstrations against tuition fees. MPs have voted to increase the cap on student fees to £9,000 in England.
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Decision day for tuition fees as students descend on London
Protesters are once again descending on London in their thousands today, as MPs vote on whether to treble tuition fees for students.
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Clegg faces rebellion over tuition fees vote
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg is facing a major rebellion over tuition fee rises after failing to persuade all his MPs to accept the policy.
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More student protests on eve of crucial Commons vote
Thousands of students are expected to take to the streets today and tomorrow to protest against the planned rise in tuition fees.
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Nick Clegg defends tuition fees ahead of vote
The Government offers concessions on student tuition fees in an effort to head off a Liberal Democrat rebellion. Nick Clegg tells Channel 4 News the policy is the “right thing to do”.
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Tuition fees: sit-in students refuse to leave
Students staging a sit-in protest against tuition fees at University College London tell Channel 4 News they will have to be dragged out one by one before they leave.
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Tuition fees: Lib Dem Ministers WILL back Government
The Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg says that all his party’s Ministers will support plans to raise university tuition fees following a meeting of MPs at Westminster.
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Gary Gibbon
Tuition fees: Decision time looms for the Lib Dems
Our Political Editor looks at how Thursday’s vote is shaping up for the Lib Dems – and finds a lone Tory who’s set to join some of them in the Opposition lobbies.
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Lib Dem MPs may resign over tuition fees
Two senior Liberal Democrat MPs consider resigning from their positions in protest over plans to increase university tuition fees.
