By Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor and Mario Ledwith Outspoken: John Major said he was appalled that 'every single sphere of British influence' was dominated by people who went to private school Britain is run by privately-educated elite, former Prime Minister Sir John Major has warned in a dramatic warning about the difficulties for poor children to get on in life. The Conservative grandee said the dominance of the wealthy and well-educated  in the ‘upper echelons’ of public life was ‘truly shocking’. His remarks were seen as a thinly-veiled reference to the wealthy backgrounds of David Cameron's government, in contrast to Sir John's own upbringing in a rented flat in Brixton, South London.
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Sir John Major says Labour left 'Victorian divide' between rich and poor
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But his comments will also embarrass to Eton-educated David Cameron
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Sir John grew up in a flat in South London and went to a comprehensive
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David Cameron
‘We may be unsettled by them, but @placeholder and his colleagues have no choice but to deal with this new world.