Sebastian Payne

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Sebastian Payne
Payne in 2013
Born	(1989-07-02) 2 July 1989 (age 35) Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England
Education	St Thomas More Catholic School Dame Allan's School
Alma mater	Durham University (BSc) City, University of London (MA)
Occupations	Think tank director journalist
Years active	2011–present
Employer	Onward
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Sophia Gaston ​ (m. 2019)​

Sebastian Early Anthony Payne^[1] (born 2 July 1989) is a British think tank director and former journalist. He began his career with stints at The Daily Telegraph and The Spectator, before joining the Financial Times in 2016, where he eventually rose to become the paper's Whitehall correspondent. In 2022, he left the paper to become director of the think tank Onward.