Cathy Newman , Presenter
Cathy Newman joined Channel 4 News in January 2006. Cathy Newman presents Channel 4 News.
She spent over a decade in Fleet Street, latterly with the Financial Times. Since joining Channel 4 News in 2006 she has broadcast a string of investigations and scoops, including harassment allegations against the Liberal Democrat peer Lord Rennard. She also writes about politics for the Telegraph.
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‘Neither Johnson nor Corbyn is morally fit to be PM,’ says Nick Boles
Now for the second in our series of in depth discussions about the state of our democracy.
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Target Voter: how the Lib Dems are using social media
We’re a week into the election and our Target Voter series has been diving into the world of online political adverts.
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Labour’s Anneliese Dodds defends Labour spending plan
Labour’s Treasury spokesperson Anneliese Dodds speaks to Cathy Newman from Oxford.
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Baroness Warsi slams Matt Hancock for ‘whitesplaining’ Islamophobia in Tory Party
The Health Secretary has come under attack today from one of his senior colleagues – former Conservative Party Chairman Baroness Warsi.
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‘A debate between two chaps chatting about how they are going to leave the EU doesn’t cut it,’ says Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson
The leader of the Liberal Democrats, Jo Swinson, says her party will launch legal action if ITV does not include her in its televised leaders debate. At the moment, it will only feature Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn. Jo Swinson joins us now.
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Russia EU referendum report ‘should be published as soon as possible’, says Tory MP Tom Tugendhat
A new report warns that the current focus on closing borders “serves to drive migrants to take more dangerous routes and pushes them into the hands of criminal groups”.
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Nicola Sturgeon: ‘Huge sympathy for Catalonia… Scottish independence must be legal and legitimate’
With Northern Ireland now promised a special place between the UK and EU, Scotland’s First Minister has been in London making clear her displeasure with the deal and its consequences for her country.
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Tory Brexiteer Andrew Bridgen on Brexit deal: ‘If DUP can’t support it, it makes that much harder for me to support’
Andrew Bridgen is a leading member of the Brexit-supporting European Research Group, and Alison McGovern is a Labour MP who supports a second referendum.
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Jonathan Powell on New IRA: ‘This is a pathetic, irrelevant organisation that enjoys minimal political support’
Jonathan Powell was the chief government negotiator in the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland.
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Booker winners Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo on the state of the world
Last night the Booker Prize was awarded to not one, but two authors – with the judges disobeying the rules and awarding the prize jointly to Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo.
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David Miliband speaks out about the Turkey-Syria conflict
President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, David Milibandresponds to today’s events.
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Kurdish activist Elif Sarican: Many Kurds “are choosing to stay” despite Turkish attacks
Cathy Newman is joined by Elif Sarican, a Kurd from Turkey herself, and an activist for the Kurdish Women’s Movement.
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Brexit threats: MPs fear for safety and call for counselling over abuse
MPs are calling for proper counselling and support to be made available to everyone in Parliament as the stress of the Brexit crisis takes its toll. Candidates vying to be the next Speaker have deplored the recent inflammatory rhetoric – from the prime minister, down.
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Rory Stewart: ‘I suppose I would’ vote Remain in a second referendum
Boris Johnson’s former rival for the Conservative leadership, Rory Stewart, has quit the party. He says he will run as an independent in next year’s London mayoral election.
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Actor Shia LaBeouf credits co-star with Down’s syndrome with saving his life
Zack plays Zac, a man in his early 20s who has Down’s syndrome and runs away from a state-run care home. In a case of art mirroring life, the two strike up an unlikely friendship on screen – and off.
