Students in England should not be charged full fees if they do not receive face-to-face teaching in the next academic year, the education secretary, Gavin Williamson, has suggested. 'I think if universities are not delivering, not delivering what students expect, then actually they shouldn’t be charging the full fees,' Williamson said on Tuesday. Williamson’s comments suggest the government is facing a clash with the higher education sector, because many universities have said they intend to keep some of their teaching online in the autumn

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