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Clegg one of six Lib Dem MPs set to be toppled by students

NICK CLEGG is among six Lib Dem MPs who could lose their seats amid a student backlash over tuition fees, according to a poll published today.

The Student Politics survey shows Lib Dem support has fallen by two-thirds since the party’s leaders broke their pledge.

Just 6 per cent of students are planning to vote Lib Dem on May 7, according to a poll of over 13,000 at 30 universities.

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