Amendment to Brexit Bill will protect existing fees regime in event of hard Brexit
, who proposed the amendment, said it would protect the flow of students between Northern Ireland and the Republic.
UK ministers have pledged to maintain existing fee structures for Irish students wishing to pursue higher education courses in the UK in the 2019/2020 academic year. They have yet to offer guarantees beyond this date.
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