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Jane Merrick

Jane Merrick is Policy Editor at the The i Paper. She has been writing about politics since 2001, and was previously Political Editor at the Independent on Sunday and a freelance political commentator.

Article thumbnail: LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Former Chief Scientific Advisor Patrick Vallance arrives before his appearance at the Covid Inquiry on November 20, 2023 in London, England. The UK's Government Chief Scientific Adviser will be questioned at phase 2 of the Covid-19 Inquiry over decision-making in Downing Street during the pandemic. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
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Article thumbnail: Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak visits local businesses in Rothesay on the Isle of Bute, Scotland (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/AFP) (Photo by JEFF J MITCHELL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
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Article thumbnail: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during a visit to Bolsover School in Chesterfield. Picture date: Friday November 17, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Sunak. Photo credit should read: Peter Powell/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during a visit to Bolsover School in Chesterfield. Picture date: Friday November 17, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Sunak. Photo credit should read: Peter Powell/PA Wire
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Article thumbnail: ONE EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO SALES. NO ARCHIVING. NO ALTERING OR MANIPULATING. NO USE ON SOCIAL MEDIA UNLESS AGREED BY HOC PHOTOGRAPHY SERVICE. MANDATORY CREDIT: UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor Handout photo issued by UK Parliament of Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer speaking during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London. Issue date: Wednesday November 15, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS PMQs. Photo credit should read: UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
Article thumbnail: 15/11/2023. London, United Kingdom. The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak holds a press conference about Rwanda from Downing Street. Picture by Simon Walker / No 10 Downing Street
Article thumbnail: 15/11/2023. London, United Kingdom. The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak holds a press conference about Rwanda from Downing Street. Picture by Simon Walker / No 10 Downing Street