The National Union of Students (NUS) "Vote for Students" pledge is a pledge in the UK to vote against tuition fee increases that was signed by over 1,000 candidates standing in the general election in 2010, notably including a large number of Labour Party MPs, who had introduced the fees in 1998 and all 57 subsequently elected Liberal Democrat MPs.
"[2] The Browne Review into Higher Education funding was released in October 2010, with a number of recommendations including completely removing the cap on tuition fees.
"[3] Nick Clegg, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, told ITV's Daybreak that he should have been more careful in signing the pledge.
[4] Vince Cable, the Business Secretary, argued the pledge was not binding, as his party did not win the election out-right, and hence could not keep all its manifesto promises.
A poll by Channel 4 News found that the percentage of students supporting the Liberal Democrats had fallen from 42% at the last general election to 11% just after the vote on fees.