Students say the protest will go ahead The Business Secretary Vince Cable has pulled out of a planned visit to Oxford University where students were planning a protest.
He was due to take part in a seminar organised by Brasenose College.
Students from Oxford and Oxford Brookes universities had planned to demonstrate against the government’s higher education policies.
A spokesman for Mr Cable said the decision was taken after advice from the police.
He said: “Vince Cable has postponed a visit to the University of Oxford tomorrow where he was due to speak to students in his capacity as an MP about his life in politics.
“This followed advice from Thames Valley Police about threats of a protest and his concern about the level of disruption this could cause to the people of Oxford plus the possible cost of policing.”
The government is preparing to announce its plans for the future funding of England’s universities following the Browne Review which called for a lifting of the cap on university tuition fees.
The organisers of the protest say it will go ahead as planned.
The group – called the Oxford Education Campaign – is made up of students and academics from both of the city’s universities.
A spokesman said: “It is absolutely laughable that he should abandon his commitments due to a peaceful protest.
“A government minister should have the courage to face the electorate – even those who disagree with him.”
The demonstration was being promoted via the group’s Facebook page.
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