Last updated at 1:54 AM on 1st December 2010
Confusion over tuition fees among the Liberal Democrats deepened last night as both Nick Clegg and Vince Cable tied themselves in knots over how they would vote on the policy.
Mr Clegg was asked five times in the House of Commons which way he would jump when the controversial proposal to lift the annual cap to £9,000 is put to Parliament – but he failed to give an answer.
He was left floundering at Deputy Prime Minister’s Questions after Business Secretary Mr Cable – one of the architects of the policy – also refused to confirm that he would back it.
No comment: Nick Clegg refused five opportunities to say which way he will vote on the student fees policy
Who knows: Vince Cable also refused to say which way he would vote on a policy he helped create
Hours before Mr Clegg’s inquisition, Mr Cable caused bewilderment by saying his ‘personal instinct’ was to ‘very much vote for it’, before telling the BBC: ‘But we have got to vote as a group, collectively, and we are discussing how we do that.’
Last night, Shadow Business Secretary John Denham accused the Lib Dems of adopting a ‘duvet strategy’ over the policy.
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