Two-thirds of new MPs went to comprehensives, research finds

Almost two-thirds of the new entrants to the House of Commons were educated at comprehensive schools, making them more representative of the population than their longer-serving parliamentary colleagues, according to research.

Analysis by the Sutton Trust finds that 64 per cent of those who were newly elected in Thursday’s general election attended comprehensive schools, compared with 44 per cent of those who were re-elected having served in the 2010-2015 Parliament.

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