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Lucy Powell, the UK education secretary, faces accusations of making a misleading claim about her entry to Oxford University.
Former pupils of Xaverian College say she was not the "only one" from her year to attend the elite institution, directly challenging the account attributed to her.
What the disputed claim says The reported claim holds that Powell was the sole student from her Xaverian College year to gain entry to Oxford. Former classmates dispute that.
They say more than one student from the cohort went to Oxford, putting the "only one" characterization at odds with their account of the year group's outcomes.
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