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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: Newly appointed British Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner gives a thumb up as she leaves 10 Downing Street, following the results of the election, in London, Britain, July 5, 2024. REUTERS/Phil Noble
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Article thumbnail: Britain's Deputy Prime Minister and Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Secretary Angela Rayner arrives to attend an extraordinary Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in central London on July 19, 2024. (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL / AFP) (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL/AFP via Getty Images)
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Article thumbnail: LONDON - OCTOBER 5: In this photo illustration a school student eats a hamburger as part of his lunch which was brought from a fast food shop near his school, on October 5, 2005 in London, England. The British government has announced plans to remove junk food from school lunches. From September 2006, food that is high in fat, sugar or salt will be banned from meals and removed from vending machines in schools across England. The move comes in response to a campaign by celebrity TV chef Jamie Oliver to improve school meals. (Photo Illustration by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: LONDON - OCTOBER 5: In this photo illustration a school student eats a hamburger as part of his lunch which was brought from a fast food shop near his school, on October 5, 2005 in London, England. The British government has announced plans to remove junk food from school lunches. From September 2006, food that is high in fat, sugar or salt will be banned from meals and removed from vending machines in schools across England. The move comes in response to a campaign by celebrity TV chef Jamie Oliver to improve school meals. (Photo Illustration by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: U.S. President Joe Biden looks at Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer at a meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the level of Heads of State and Government, Indo-Pacific and European Union during NATO's 75th anniversary summit in Washington, U.S., July 11, 2024. REUTERSLeah Millis
Article thumbnail: U.S. President Joe Biden looks at Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer at a meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the level of Heads of State and Government, Indo-Pacific and European Union during NATO's 75th anniversary summit in Washington, U.S., July 11, 2024. REUTERSLeah Millis
Article thumbnail: File photo dated 02/06/23 of Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham viewing the 'Bee Network' buses at manufacturer Alexander Dennis in Larbert, Falkirk. New Transport Secretary Louise Haigh will visit Greater Manchester's pioneering public bus network on Thursday and meet Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham to discuss how the area's Bee Network can be replicated across the country to improve services and grow passenger numbers. Issue date: Thursday July 11, 2024. PA Photo. The Bee Network, launched last September as the first bus franchise in England outside London, has since seen passenger numbers grow by five per cent in the first area to be franchised, with revenue following suit. See PA story TRANSPORT Buses. Photo credit should read: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: File photo dated 02/06/23 of Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham viewing the 'Bee Network' buses at manufacturer Alexander Dennis in Larbert, Falkirk. New Transport Secretary Louise Haigh will visit Greater Manchester's pioneering public bus network on Thursday and meet Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham to discuss how the area's Bee Network can be replicated across the country to improve services and grow passenger numbers. Issue date: Thursday July 11, 2024. PA Photo. The Bee Network, launched last September as the first bus franchise in England outside London, has since seen passenger numbers grow by five per cent in the first area to be franchised, with revenue following suit. See PA story TRANSPORT Buses. Photo credit should read: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire