“The commission includes the human rights and counter-extremism activist Sara Khan, the former West Midlands mayor Andy Street, Laura Marks, the chair of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, the former Green party leader Caroline Lucas, and the activist Tim Montgomerie, of Reform UK.”

“Members of the public are asked to compete a 10-minute survey to take part in the National Conversation, filling in details about their neighbourhood before leaving a 60-second voice note detailing their vision for the future.”

“Polling from the British Red Cross last month found three-quarters of UK adults (75%) believe Britain is divided as a country and (72%) say the country has become more divided over the last five years.”

“Previous exercises conducted by the commission have taken evidence on housing, education, the economy and trust, taking evidence from people including the Tory peer Michael Gove, the historian Mary Beard, the former director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies Paul Johnson, and the former prime minister David Cameron.”

“James Graham, the playwright who wrote Dear England, the stage portrayal of the former England football manager Gareth Southgate, helped advise on the design of the project.”