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  Vince Cable abandons Lib Dem pledge to oppose increase in tuition fees
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News DateSunday, October 10, 2010 08:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionVince Cable has placed himself on a collision course with members of his Liberal Democrat party by declaring that the idea of a graduate tax to fund higher education is dead.

The business secretary's admission, in an email to party members on the eve of the publication of the most significant review of university funding in decades, confirms that he has accepted the case for higher tuition fees. Cable – like all Lib Dem MPs – signed a pledge at the recent Lib Dem conference to oppose any increase in fees.

Higher fees are likely to trigger student protests on a level not seen for many years. The president of the National Union of Students, Aaron Porter, said there were plans to mobilise tens of thousands of its members around the country. The action will culminate with a national protest on 10 November, when students and academics will take to the streets of London.
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