Writing for the Independent, Andrew Grice reviews the new Cabinet including a reference to Sutton Trust research on the background of MPs

David Cameron has paved the way for a radical shake-up of the BBC as he appointed a new Cabinet, which he will order today to pursue “blue-collar Conservatism” to help working people.

The Prime Minister promoted several women and acolytes of George Osborne as he named his first all-Tory Cabinet, increasing the Chancellor’s grip on the Government – and his chances of succeeding Mr Cameron, who will stand down at or before the 2020 election.

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Three Eton-educated ministers will attend Cabinet – Mr Cameron, Oliver Letwin, head of the Cabinet Office and Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, who will attend “political” sessions when civil servants are not present.

The Sutton Trust said half the new Cabinet attended a fee-paying school, compared to 7 per cent of the population, while half the Cabinet holds a degree from Oxford or Cambridge. However, 43 per cent of cabinet ministers went to comprehensive schools – double the 21 per cent in the Coalition cabinet.

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