Mercy Muroki
Mercy Muroki is a Kenyan-British researcher, journalist, and television presenter. She was a member of the UK government's
Early life, education and research
Muroki was born in Kenya and moved to West London at the age of five. She became a mother at 18 and while claiming Universal Credit, she studied Politics at Queen Mary University of London from 2015 to 2018 and graduated with a first.[1] She completed a Master of Science degree in Comparative Social Policy at Jesus College, Oxford, from 2019 to 2021.[1][2] [citation needed] Muroki was the youngest of the researchers appointed on the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, which made the conclusion in 2021 that British society is not institutionally racist.[3] In 2023, Muroki became a policy adviser for the Minister for Women and Equalities Kemi Badenoch.[4][5]
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-woke" views.[1] She has also written for The Times, where she has argued that black Conservatives are demonised by the Labour Party,[6] and that "politics of class and victimhood" hold back black youth.[7]
Muroki was signed by GB News, which began broadcasting in June 2021. On the channel, she co-hosted Brazier & Muroki, Monday to Friday, 9 am to 12 pm, with veteran anchor Colin Brazier.[8] In August 2021, Brazier & Muroki was replaced by To the Point, which Muroki co-hosted with Patrick Christys.[9] On 27 October 2022, Muroki tweeted that she had left GB News.[10]
References
- ^ a b c Sherwin, Adam (23 April 2021). "GB News signs Mercy Muroki, Race report Commissioner who backs dismissal of 'institutional racism'". i. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Mercy Muroki". University of Oxford. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ Thomas, Tobi (31 March 2021). "Racial disparities in the UK: the people who compiled the report". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ Meighan, Craig (13 January 2023). "Former GB News host Mercy Muroki to advise Kemi Badenoch on gender". The National. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- GOV.UK. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ Muroki, Mercy (31 July 2019). "Labour must stop its demonisation of ethnic-minority Tories". The Times. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ Muroki, Mercy (30 September 2019). "Disadvantaged kids are held back by the politics of class and victimhood". The Times. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (26 May 2021). "Discovery-Backed GB News Channel to Launch in June". Variety. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ Wilkes, Neil (5 August 2021). "Patrick Christys to take over from Colin Brazier on GB News". Media Mole. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ Mercy [@MercyMuroki] (27 October 2022). "I've decided it's right for me to part ways with GB News. I wish my former colleagues all the best" (Tweet). Retrieved 27 October 2022 – via Twitter.