The final tally was 323 in favour of lifting the cap on tuition fees from £3,290 to £9,000 a year, with 302 against. The second vote, on raising the basic cap to £6,000, passed with the same majority. Although we don’t know the divisions yet, we can safely say that it’s the biggest rebellion of this Parliament so far – the lowest government majority until today was 51.
UPDATE 1: 28 Lib Dems voted with the government; 21 against; and 8 either didn’t vote or abstained. This is the biggest Lib Dem rebellion since the party was founded.
UPDATE 2: Six Tories voted against the government:
Andrew Percy (Brigg & Goole)
David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden)
Philip Davies (Shipley)
Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood)
Jason McCartney (Colne Valley)
Julian Lewis (New Forest East)
And two abstained:
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