Mercy Muroki is a Kenyan-British researcher, journalist, and television presenter. She was a member of the UK government's

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in 2021. In the same year, she began presenting on

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, as well as writing columns for

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''The Sun''.

Early life, education and research

Muroki was born in

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and moved to

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at the age of five. She became a mother at 18 and while claiming

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, she studied Politics at

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from 2015 to 2018 and graduated with a

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. She completed a

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degree in Comparative Social Policy at

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, from 2019 to 2021. Muroki was the youngest of the researchers appointed on the

, which made the conclusion in 2021 that British society is not institutionally racist. In 2023, Muroki became a policy adviser for the

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Media work and views

Muroki is a columnist for ''The Sun'' newspaper, where she has expressed conservative views, including criticism of the Labour Party, who she has claimed demonise black and female conservatives, as well as "anti-

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" views. She has also written for ''

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'', where she has argued that black

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are demonised by the Labour Party, and that "politics of class and victimhood" hold back black youth. Muroki was signed by

, which began broadcasting in June 2021. On the channel, she co-hosted ''Brazier & Muroki'', Monday to Friday, 9am to 12pm, with veteran anchor Colin Brazier. In August 2021, ''Brazier & Muroki'' was replaced by ''To the Point'', which Muroki co-hosted with Patrick Christys. On 27 October 2022, Muroki

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that she had left GB News.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Muroki, Mercy Living people Kenyan emigrants to the United Kingdom Alumni of Queen Mary University of London The Sun (United Kingdom) people GB News newsreaders and journalists Black British television personalities Year of birth missing (living people)