Clegg refuses to rule out raising tuition fees FIVE times

Nick Clegg used to promise that he’d abolish tuition fees. Labour warned this morning that Clegg and the Tories would raise them again. Miliband has today promised to quit if he doesn’t cut tuition fees.

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Yet Nick Clegg has FIVE chances to rule out another tuition fees rise on Marr this morning, and he just wouldn’t do it:

There was someone dressed as an elephant outside the BBC today, reminding Clegg that students don’t forget…they also watch TV you know…

Update: And now William Hague says “We haven’t ruled that out” and refuses to rule out tuition fee hikes…

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