The University of Oxford has shelved plans to vet candidates vying to become its Chancellor after a slew of accusations from ministers the institution was trying to “stitch up” the process in order to stop another white male politician entering the role. Oxford officials would have been given the power to disqualify candidates who put themselves forward for the election – which is voted on by Oxford graduates – but the university is walking back from these plans in a U-turn set to be announced later today, the Times revealed. The institution has also ditched proposals that any vetting committe…