Cathy Newman , Presenter
Cathy Newman is the first female main presenter of Channel 4 News.
She joined the programme in 2006 and has broadcast a string of scoops, including allegations of violent abuse against the British barrister John Smyth, sexual harassment allegations against the Liberal Democrat peer Lord Rennard, and an investigation into a British sex offender, Simon Harris, which saw him jailed for 17 years.
Previously Cathy spent over a decade working in Fleet Street, latterly with the Financial Times.
Her book - Bloody Brilliant Women: Pioneers, Revolutionaries & Geniuses Your History Teacher Forgot to Mention - about female pioneers in 20th century Britain, was published in autumn 2018.
Her second book, It Takes Two: A History of the Couples Who Dared To Be Different, is published on October 15, 2020.
In her spare time, Cathy is a keen amateur violinist, and plays in The Statutory Instruments quartet with members of parliament and Westminster staff.
In 2000, Cathy won the prestigious Laurence Stern Fellowship, spending four months at the Washington Post.
She is married with two children.
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‘We’ve got to persuade… those across the country about what a game changer this is’ – Sadiq Khan on Covid vaccine
We spoke to the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, about mistrust of the coronavirus vaccine.
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Collapse of other high street chains ‘absolutely not an existential moment’, says John Lewis executive
Pippa Wicks is executive director of John Lewis & Partners.
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‘Serious work’ with families needed to turn child poverty around, says Conservative MP
We spoke to the Conservative MP David Simmonds – and began by asking if he thought the government needed to do better.
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Are politicians doing enough for Britain’s poorest people? ‘It’s not ok to leave that to charity’
Dame Louise Casey led the scheme to arrange temporary accommodation for thousands of rough sleepers at the start of the pandemic. Now, with most of the country likely to face Covid restrictions for many more months, she says the government must “resurrect a sense of kindness and giving” to help people struggling in the “tough…
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‘More sophisticated, localised support’ needed instead of tier systems, says Tory MP
We spoke to Paul Maynard, the Conservative MP for Blackpool North, which has been placed in Tier 3.
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‘We’ve had to make tough decisions’ to prioritise British people, says Chancellor on overseas aid cut
Cathy Newman got a few minutes with the chancellor,
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Covid creating ‘perfect storm’ for young people at risk of online radicalisation, Met Police officer says
Covid-19, social isolation and a rise in online extremism is creating a “perfect storm” for young people vulnerable to online radicalisation, according to the UK’s most senior counter-terrorism police officer. Hundreds of children have been referred to the government’s Prevent programme, which was designed to discourage young people from being drawn into terrorism. A new…
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Conservative MPs fear government’s overseas aid target will be scrapped
A growing number of Conservative MPs, including the former international development secretary, Andrew Mitchell, have condemned plans by the Treasury to suspend the government’s long standing target to spend 0.7% of gross national income on overseas aid. Ministers have said it is “legitimate” to look for savings when the pandemic has put public finances under…
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Tory MPs speak out against Dominic Cummings
We were joined by two Conservative MPs.
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Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers all resign after Beijing ruling
Pro-democracy politicians in Hong Kong have resigned en-masse, after four of their colleagues were expelled from the city’s legislature.
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‘There isn’t organisation… or accountability for someone like Dominic Cummings’ – Conservative activist Tim Montgomerie
We’re joined by Tim Montgomerie, a Conservative commentator and activist who was briefly a special advisor to the prime minister.
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Democrat Congresswoman says Republicans must accept defeat
We spoke to Congresswoman Barbara Lee, a Democrat from Oakland, California. We began by asking her if she had spoken to her friend and colleague Kamala Harris since the election win.
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Vaccine supplies may not be affected by Brexit, says head of Oxford Vaccine Group
We’re joined by Professor Andrew Pollard, director of the Oxford vaccine group. The group’s vaccine candidate is in the third stage of clinical trials.
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Wellcome Trust director says Covid vaccine must be ‘fairly and equitably accessible to the whole world, not just to the rich world’
We’re joined by Sir Jeremy Farrar, Director of the Wellcome Trust. He also serves on the government’s scientific advisory group Sage.
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Ocado chairman says ‘strong leadership’ is needed to tackle economic impact of lockdown
Lord Stuart Rose is chairman of Ocado and formerly executive chairman of Marks and Spencer.
