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.
Just weeks before America goes to the polls again, former spy Christopher Steele is back with more revelations.
We spoke to the employment minister Alison McGovern – we started by asking her if she had given in to the business lobby over the employment rights bill.
We are joined by Nicole Jacobs, the Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales, and began by asking her reaction to the two women’s stories.
We spoke to Baroness Warsi and asked whether she thinks the Conservatives have moved too far to the right.
We spoke to Jonathan Powell, the Prime Minister’s special envoy for negotiations between the UK and Mauritius over the Chagos islands.
We spoke to Mike Pompeo, who served as director of the CIA and then as Secretary of State under Donald Trump, and it’s thought he’s likely to take up that role again if Mr Trump wins in November.
We were joined by Jeremy Hunt, who was Chancellor of the Exchequer until July, and is now the Shadow Chancellor.
We were joined by the shadow Foreign secretary – and former deputy Foreign Secretary – Andrew Mitchell.
We spoke to the political analyst Dahlia Scheindlin who’s in Jerusalem.
I’m joined by Jacqui McKenzie, an immigration and human rights lawyer who represents hundreds of people impacted by the Windrush Scandal.
Why is it that, so soon after a landslide election, Sir Keir Starmer seems to have plucked defeat from the jaws of victory?
Joining us to discuss Keir Starmer’s speech and how he’s getting on as prime minister are Fran Heathcote, Luke Tryl and Tom Baldwin.
We spoke to Peter Kyle, who’s the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology.
We were joined by economist and University College London professor Mariana Mazzucato.
The government’s decision to cut winter fuel payments for pensioners is unpopular even inside the party’s conference hall.