Lanarkshire SNP MSP speaks out on Labour's plans for Scottish universities

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Motherwell and Wishaw SNP MSP Clare Adamson has said that free tuition fees for students in Lanarkshire are only safe under her party.Labour’s leader in Scotland, Anas Sarwar, has claimed that Labour would maintain the SNP’s policy of free tuition fees if it were elected at Holyrood.However, tuition fees in England have risen to £9,535 since Labour came to power last year whilst fees have also risen in Labour-run Wales.Ms Adamson said: “Scottish Labour’s campaigning now revolves around keeping popular SNP policies.

Free tuition fees for students in my constituency have been protected by the SNP in Government.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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So why should we trust anything Anas Sarwar has to say on tuition fees?“Labour will not stand up for Scotland. Instead of challenging his London bosses, Anas Sarwar is adopting SNP policies and hoping no one notices.“Under the SNP, we have record numbers of Scottish students securing places at our universities, and recent figures showed a rise in students from the most disadvantaged