Universities with lower entry requirements could be at greatest risk of losing students and millions of pounds in income under the new funding regime, data suggest.
Selective universities could be granted extra student numbers to allow them to admit disadvantaged applicants with potential but without the highest grades.
A Tory MP has warned that there is opposition on his party¡¯s front bench to Les Ebdon, following criticism of his comments on the ¡°snobbery¡± surrounding university education.