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Violent protests as MPs vote to raise tuition fees. Philip Herd: "The horses' hooves were causing sparks as they charged"
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A car containing Prince Charles and Camilla has been attacked by protesters in central London, in violent scenes after MPs voted to raise tuition fees in England to up to £9,000 per year.
A window was cracked and their car hit by paint, but the couple were unharmed.
In angry scenes, protesters have battled with police and attacked buildings, including the Treasury and the Supreme Court.
Police say eight officers were hurt in clashes. They have made nine arrests.
Protests have spread to the West End with demonstrators breaking shop windows in Oxford Street.
Three ministerial aides have resigned, but the fees rise survived a backbench rebellion with a 21-vote majority.
Violent Scenes
Riot police forced back protesters who were smashing windows and trying to break into a side door of the Treasury. Protesters also smashed windows at the Supreme Court.
Earlier protesters had forced their way into Parliament Square and pressed against lines of police in front of the Houses of Parliament.
The vote will mean fees being almost tripled, as the government saw its majority cut by three-quarters in a backbench rebellion.
Less than half of Lib Dem MPs voted for the government's plans for tuition fees.
There were 21 Lib Dem and six Conservative MPs who voted against the coalition.
Mounted police were used to control crowds, as thousands of demonstrators protested outside the Houses of Parliament.
The London Ambulance Service says 19 people have been treated for injuries - six have been taken to hospital.
There were angry clashes as protesters - some throwing missiles - fought to break through police lines. Fires were started and buildings sprayed with graffiti.
The BBC's Ben Brown, outside Parliament, said protesters shouted "shame on you" as news of the result filtered out to the crowd.
In violent scenes earlier, the BBC's Mark Georgiou said there had been injuries to both police and protesters near to Westminster Abbey.
The Metropolitan Police say there have been attacks using "flares, sticks, snooker balls and paint balls".
Students from around the UK gathered in London for a day of protests and a rally - with police expecting about 20,000 demonstrators.
Resignations
The coalition government faced its first major backbench rebellion in the vote.
Two Lib Dem ministerial aides, Mike Crockart and Jenny Willott, have resigned their posts as a ministerial aide because they intend to vote against the fee increase.
A Conservative ministerial aide, Lee Scott, has also resigned.
Business Secretary Vince Cable welcomed the result as a way of delivering a "high-quality university sector that is more responsive to the needs of students".
Liberal Democrat MPs had been under intense pressure - as they had given students an election pledge to vote against any fee increase.
Party leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, who has become a target for student anger, was supported by Lib Dem ministers.
But 21 Lib Dems voted against and eight abstained or did not vote, including Liberal Democrat deputy leader Simon Hughes abstained.
Mr Hughes said that the "level of fee increase... may have a significant disincentive effect on youngsters going to university".
'Bad day'
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1 comment:
Their sense of entitlement is grotesque.
What else do they want for free?
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