since postin this ive been talkin to the faculty staff in my uni. Theyve told me that its not the first degree that counts but the masters, and in particular the dissertation. If you can prove yourself to be a good researcher and your Phd proposal is good (and interesting to them) then you have every chance. Ive decided to do some serious brown nosing from now until the end of the course, i think that might be the deciding factor. I think getting substantial funding may be out of the question, but fee waivers are given out much more frequently.