Tuition Fees

Iain Duncan Smith Excerpts
Wednesday 19th July 2017

(7 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Angela Rayner Portrait Angela Rayner
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I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend, who makes an important point. Conservative Members have a sour-grapes attitude because they clearly understand that, unlike them, we have connected with the young people of this country.

Iain Duncan Smith Portrait Mr Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green) (Con)
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I wonder if the hon. Lady could put to one side the script she was given seconds before she got up and answer this very simple question. During the election, her party made it categorically clear to endless numbers of students that it would abolish the student debt. Will she now get up and apologise for using them as election fodder?

Angela Rayner Portrait Angela Rayner
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As I said to the hon. Member for South Suffolk (James Cartlidge), that was not—[Interruption.]