Last night Tory MP Peter Bone accused the Lib Dems of a U-turn over the «shambles» of their «unfair and unworkable» mansion tax policy — just as Mr Clegg abandoned his pledge to scrap university tuition
fees after the last Election.
Not exact matches
Anyone who doubts the electoral power of the student vote should speak to former Education Secretary Charles Clarke, who lost his seat at the
last election after refusing to commit to vote against higher tuition
fees.»
Nick Timothy, who quit the prime minister's office
after last year's general
election, claimed the former education secretary and universities minister blocked proposals to reduce interest rates on student loan repayments and allow institutions to charge different
fees.
His 2016 financial - disclosure report reveals he received $ 1.65 million in contingency
fees last year from a Manhattan personal - injury firm, Godosky and Gentile, even though he left the firm in December 2012
after his
election to the House.
Similarly, defence firms were told
last week that they will have to wait until
after the
election to find if they face further legal aid cuts following new year consultations on both litigators» and advocates»
fees schemes.