Chuka Umunna, Labour’s Shadow Business Secretary, responding to Nick Clegg refusing five times on the Andrew Marr Show to rule out further rises in tuition fees, said:

“Five times Nick Clegg was challenged to rule out a further increase in tuition fees, five times he failed to do so. It’s now clear that the Lib Dems are preparing to hike tuition fees yet again.

“You can’t trust a word Nick Clegg and the Lib Dems say. While they would hit the next generation again, Labour has a better plan to cut fees by a third to £6,000 and boost student grants.”

Transcript of Yvette Cooper and Nick Clegg – Andrew Marr Show – Sunday 3 May 2015

YVETTE COOPER:
You’ve just been discussing tuition fees and Nick says that he didn’t want to put up tuition fees but he is still opposing us in reducing them.

NICK CLEGG:
I’m not opposing. It’s £2.5 billion worth of Labour cuts to nursery schools and colleges.

YVETTE COOPER:
Would you want… Would you allow an increase in tuition fees?

NICK CLEGG:
Yvette…

YVETTE COOPER:
Will you rule out an increase in tuition fees?

NICK CLEGG:
Yvette, education…

YVETTE COOPER:
Will you rule out an increase in tuition fees?

NICK CLEGG:
We’re not going to have youngsters going to university if you don’t support nursery schools and colleges.

YVETTE COOPER:
So you won’t rule out a further increase in tuition fees?

NICK CLEGG:
Why do you want to cut the money to nursery schools and colleges?

YVETTE COOPER:
You won’t rule out a further increase in tuition fees?

ANDREW MARR:
OK we’re not going to get anywhere.

YVETTE COOPER:
We’ll protect the education budget but we will also cut tuition fees…