Cathy Newman Presenter

Cathy Newman joined Channel 4 News in January 2006.

Since arriving at the programme, her scoops have included the arrest of David Cameron's aide Steve Hilton and the disclosure that illegal immigrants worked at the Home Office.

Cathy also writes for the FactCheck blog, which sorts the facts from the spin and unpicks politicians' claims and counter-claims. It has been cited in Parliament, imitated by rivals, and loyally followed on Twitter.

Before Channel 4 News, Cathy worked for the Financial Times and the Independent.

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The latest from Cathy Newman

FactCheck: Is sexism bad for the economy?
09 February 2012
"Returns on equity, sales and invested capital companies were all significant better in firms with the most women in their top management teams compared to those most dominated by men."
FactCheck: What's really going on with the NHS?
08 February 2012
"Does this mean the NHS is falling to pieces under the coalition? Clearly not."
FactCheck: Can the government veto Network Rail bonuses?
07 February 2012
Take Network Rail, for example. Bosses there have announced they won't accept their bonuses - but not before the mother of all ding dongs between the transport secretary and her Labour nemesis about w