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Increased tuition fees will fuel midwife staffing crisis, RCM warns
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INCREASED university tuition fees will fuel the midwife staffing crisis, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has warned.

The Labour Party has faced criticism for raising fees to £9,535 in England next year.

Sir Keir Starmer supported abolishing them during his leadership campaign in 2020.

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