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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Prince Harry online book reviews ‘overwhelmingly positive’, says Transworld Managing Director
We were joined by Larry Finlay from Transworld, the publishers of Prince Harry’s book.
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NHS services ‘never been this bad’, British Medical Associations UK council chair says
We spoke to Professor Philip Banfield, who chairs the British Medical Association’s UK Council and was at the talks with the health secretary today.
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‘Shocking but not surprising’ numbers of homeless, says head of homelessness commission
Lord Bob Kerslake is the former head of the civil service who used to run the communities and local government department. He now chairs the Kerslake Commission on Homelessness and Rough Sleeping.
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Ambulance strikes meant to cause ‘havoc’ to government only, says Unison general secretary
As Unison’s General Secretary Christina McAnea visited striking paramedics at York Ambulance Station, Cathy asked her if she was hoping that the more havoc the union created, the more likely ministers were to compromise over pay.
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Prince Harry’s ‘damaging’ book ‘sets fire to royal family’s curtain of mystique’
We spoke to royal and constitutional commentator Peter Hunt.
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Culture Secretary says Channel 4 now on a sustainable footing after U-turn on privatisation
We spoke to Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan.
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Channel 4 chief exec ‘delighted’ with privatisation U-turn
What does the government U-turn on privatisation mean for Channel 4?
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Government’s strike law would ‘make situation far worse’, Labour Party chair says
We spoke to Labour Party Chair Anneliese Dodds and began by asking her if Labour’s plan of repealing the government’s anti-strike laws means that her party has fallen into a bit of a political trap?
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Government on NHS crisis: ‘we want to be in a better position than we are now’
We asked the Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride about both strikes and the NHS crisis as part of a pooled interview for all broadcasters.
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Archbishop: King’s coronation ‘a huge honour’ but giving me nightmares
Justin Welby has told this programme he’s honoured at the prospect of becoming the first archbishop in 70 years to crown a British monarch.
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‘Incredibly challenging’ winter ahead, says NHS boss
Saffron Cordery, interim chief executive of NHS Providers, which represents NHS hospital and ambulance trusts in England, joined us.
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Exclusive: Committee members reveal increasing ‘politicisation’ of honours process
Leading names from the arts, from sport, from science to charity will be honoured at the end of this month at Buckingham Palace in an awards process that’s always been shrouded in secrecy, decided by members of ten Government committees – all perfectly fair and independent, say ministers.
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Strikers ‘overwhelmed’ with public support, says GMB union chief Rachel Harrison
We’re joined from a picket line in Wakefield by Rachel Harrison, head of the GMB union.
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More nurses’ strikes in 2023 if no deal agreed, says Royal College of Nursing
We speak to Pat Cullen, the general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, from a picket line in Leeds.
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High Court Rwanda asylum decision ‘very disappointing’, immigration charity says
We spoke to James Wilson, deputy director of Detention Action, one of three organisations which challenged the government’s Rwanda asylum policy in the courts.
