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Lord Michael Heseltine is a British politician, businessman and gardener. Having begun his career as a property developer, he became one of the founders of the publishing house Haymarket. He also served as a Conservative Member of Parliament and was a prominent figure in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major, including serving as Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State under the latter.

Professor John Curtice is a British political scientist who is currently a Professor of Politics at the University of Strathclyde and Senior Research Fellow at the National Centre for Social Research. He is particularly interested in electoral behaviour and researching political and social attitudes and took a keen interest in the debate for Scottish independence.

Mark Harper is a conservative MP who has served as Minister of the Constitution, Minister of State for Disabled People and Minister of State for Immigration. He has also chaired the Covid Recovery Group.

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Phillip Dunne has worked as an investment banker for 20 years, before entering parliament. He has served on the conservative frontbench both as Minister of State in Defence and in Health. Currently, he leads the environmental audit committee.

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Maria Eagle has had a long political career, serving as a Member of Parliament, and has served several years on the Labour front bench, both in shadow positions and as a minister of state in Gordon Brown’s government.

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Nick Thomas-Symonds is a former barrister and academic, having taught at Oxford for many years. He has also had a long political career, having served several years on the Labour front bench, and is currently the Shadow Home Secretary.

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Laura Farris is currently a Member of Parliament for the Conservative Party.  Prior to her parliamentary career, she worked as a journalist and later as a barrister. She was also selected for the Counsel for the Equality and Human Rights Commission panel in 2015.

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Baroness Susan Kramer is a former Member of Parliament and Treasury Spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats. She currently serves as a life peer in the House of Lords.

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Professor Diane Coyle is an economist and a former advisor to the UK Treasury. She is currently the Bennett Professor of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge, co-directing the Bennett Institute.

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Lord David Willetts is a British Conservative Party politician and life peer. He has served as Minister of State for Universities and Science before becoming a member of the House of Lords. He is also President of the Resolution Foundation – a living standards-focused think-tank – and author of the book ‘A University Education.

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