Keir Starmer's first cabinet has been described as 'the most diverse on record for education background', contrasting the last Tory cabinet which was made up mostly of those coming from the public school circle.

Carol Vorderman hears from these callers on how they feel about Labour having the most state schooleducated ministers in its cabinet.

1:27 Caller Jawwad hits out at 'out of touch posh boys' in previous governments, and says 'if you're paying thousands of pounds to fill up your swimming pool, of course you don't care if energy bills rise.'

4:55 Caller Carl disagrees with Jawwad and says it's more about 'advantage' rather than privilege', and then goes on to say that the 'NorthSouth divide is a myth' in his books.

5:15 Carol Vorderman and Carl have a back and forth, with Carl insisting that those in the North have 'superior income, cheaper housing, less children in classes, better NHS access, and cost of living is much cheaper'.

9:55 Caller Lorraine, a former head teacher, tells Carol Vorderman: 'I am absolutely delighted the posh boys are out'.

Listen to the full show on Global Player: https://app.af.globalplayer.com/Br0x/...

#carolvorderman #posh #government #ukpolitics #labour #conservatives #LBC

LBC is the home of live debate around news and current affairs in the UK.

Join in the conversation and listen at https://www.lbc.co.uk/
Sign up to LBC’s weekly newsletter here: https://lbc.co/signup