Pressure to change the culture has been launched by Liberal Democrat MP Phil Willis and the trade union Unite.

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Liberal Democrat education spokesman Phil Willis said young people and employers wanted high quality vocational courses that had real standing.

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Liberal Democrat MP Phil Willis, chairman of the all-party parliamentary mobile group, accused the Tories of playing politics with the issue.

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