 Benn attended Westminster School and studied at New College , Oxford , where he read Philosophy , Politics and Economics and was elected President of the Oxford Union in 1947 . In later life , Benn removed public references to his private education from Who 's Who ; in 1970 all references to Westminster School were removed ; in the 1975 edition his entry stated " Education — still in progress " . In the 1976 edition , almost all details were omitted save for his name , jobs as a Member of Parliament and as a Government Minister , and address ; the publishers confirmed that Benn had sent back the draft entry with everything else struck through . In the 1977 edition , Benn 's entry disappeared entirely , and when he returned to Who 's Who in 1983 , he was listed as " Tony Benn " and all references to his education or service record were removed . 
