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Last Updated: Tuesday, 27 January, 2004, 06:15 GMT
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The BBC's John Andrew
"Until MPs vote tonight, no-one will know if Tony Blair's gamble has paid off"


Julia Prague, Medical Student
"I'm 19, already ten thousand pounds in debt, and I've only done a third of my course"


The BBC's Judith Moritz
"They'll be watching tonight's debate very closely indeed"


Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott
"The way the figures are at the moment... the government will get defeated"


Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott
"The way the figures are at the moment... the government will get defeated"


The BBC's Polly Billington
"Until MPs vote tonight, no-one will know if Tony Blair's gamble has paid off"


The BBC's Carole Walker
"Nick Brown has been one of the leaders of this rebellion"


The BBC's Polly Billington
"Tony Blair seems to have made enough changes to the plans to satisfy some leading rebels"


The BBC's Polly Billington
"This move could mean the revolt dissolves"


The BBC's Laura Trevelyan
"His critics say such last-ditch drama is no way for the Prime Minister to run his government"


The BBC's Mark Mardell
"They only need to win over another five people"


The BBC's James Westhead
"It is those students of the future who may end up paying the price"


The BBC's Polly Billington
"It is the breaking of a manifesto pledge that many Labour MPs feel uncomfortable about"


Nick Brown MP



The BBC's Andrew Marr
"Nick Brown told MPs that he thought the government had gone a long way"


The BBC's James Westhead
"Many universities already want more"


The BBC's Andrew Marr
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The BBC's Andrew Marr
"It is no great triumph with the kind of majority this government has in the commons"


The BBC's Polly Billington
"The narrowest margin for a government win since Tony Blair became prime minister"


Minister for Higher Education Alan Johnstone
"I was very happy when we went through the lobby and heard the result"


The BBC's Neil Drake
"The question has to be asked whether more... might be better off pursuing a more vocational training"


The BBC's Mark Mardell
This is scarcely a ringing endorsement for the bill"


Laura Trevelyan reports



The BBC's Gavin Hewitt
"Many students feel university has become a less attractive place"



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