Swinson urged to apologise for tuition fee hike shame
Liberal Democrat Leader Jo Swinson meets supports during a visit to Sheffield, while on the General Election campaign
LIB DEM leader Jo Swinson is facing calls to apologise for hiking tuition fees today on the anniversary of the 2010 vote that condemned thousands of students to a lifetime of debt.
Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner said the anniversary presented an opportunity for the Lib Dems to apologise for trebling fees to £9,000 a year — which Ms Swinson backed.
As the country hurtles towards December 12, Ms Rayner added that she wanted to remind the public of “how quickly the Liberal Democrats broke their promises for a taste of power with the Conservatives.”
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