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Rosie Shead

Suranne Jones watched Starmer and Sunak ‘battle’ in preparation for new role

Suranne Jones plays a fictional British Prime Minister in upcoming Netflix drama Hostage (Des Willie/Netflix/PA) - (PA Media)

Actress Suranne Jones visited the House of Commons to watch Sir Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak “battle against each other” in preparation for playing the prime minister, she has said.

In an interview with Radio Times, Jones discussed her upcoming Netflix drama Hostage in which she plays a fictional British prime minister whose husband is kidnapped.

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