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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/mps-approve-tuition-fees-increase.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="The result of the vote on raising the upper level of tuition fees is announced in the House of Commons" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/min-mps-approve-tuition-fees-increase.jpg" alt="The result of the vote on raising the upper level of tuition fees is announced in the House of Commons"/></a></p>
<p>The coalition suffered three resignations and saw its majority slashed as the Liberal Democrats split three ways over moves to hike university tuition fees to up to £9,000.</p>
<p>Violence raged among protesters outside the Commons before and after the vote &#8211; with activists attacking a car containing the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall. The royal couple were unharmed.</p>
<p>In the vote, 21 Lib Dem MPs defied desperate pleas from leader Nick Clegg and voted against the controversial rise, while eight abstained. The Government won the vote with a majority of just 21, with 323 MPs in favour and 302 against.</p>
<p>The vote came after a tense five-hour debate in the Commons, which saw a number of Lib Dem MPs and a handful of Tories voice opposition to the plans.</p>
<p>Two Liberal Democrat MPs resigned as ministerial aides ahead of the vote.</p>
<p>Mike Crockart, parliamentary private secretary to Scottish Secretary Michael Moore, was the coalition Government&#8217;s first casualty, quitting in order to vote against the proposals, and Jenny Willow also resigned.</p>
<p>And Tory MP Lee Scott, an aide to Transport Secretary Philip Hammond, also quit after abstaining in the vote.</p>
<p>Business Secretary Vince Cable said earlier that he was &#8220;proud&#8221; of the Government&#8217;s package, which will come into force in English universities from 2012, and said it would &#8220;maintain high quality universities in the long-term&#8221;.</p>
<p>A second Commons vote, again won by a reduced majority of 21, confirmed that the new basic fee cap will be £6,000.</p>
<p>It means England&#8217;s universities will be able to charge up to £6,000 per year in fees from 2012, and as much as £9,000 in &#8220;exceptional circumstances&#8221;. This is treble the current £3,290 cap for 2010/11.</p>
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