Half the new cabinet was privately educated
Just how posh is the Tory government? According to research carried out by the Sutton Trust featured in Statista's latest Independent infographic, half the new cabinet was privately educated.
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This chart shows the school and university background of Ministers & MPs in the 2015 Parliament.
Share of Members of Parliament who graduated from university in the United Kingdom from 1979 to 2019, by political party
Share of professions that were attendees of independent schools in the United Kingdom in 2019
Share of Members of Parliament who attended Oxford or Cambridge in the United Kingdom from 1979 to 2019, by political party
Share of Members of Parliament who attended fee paying schools in the United Kingdom from 1979 to 2019, by political party
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