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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Commonwealth realms will consider change, says Baroness Valerie Amos
Baroness Valerie Amos, International Development Secretary under Tony Blair, and Britain’s former high commissioner to Australia to discuss the future of the Commonwealth with King Charles as its head.
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The Queen has been a ‘thread of steadiness and continuity,’ says former press secretary
Charles Anson, former press secretary to the Queen, discusses her legacy.
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Queen Elizabeth II: ‘She was the world’s most famous woman’, says royal historian
Royal historian Dr Tessa Dunlop gave her reaction to the death of Queen Elizabeth II, who has died at the age of 96.
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Will Liz Truss’ new cabinet unite the Conservative party?
We spoke to the Observer columnist Sonia Sodha and Fraser Nelson, editor of the Spectator, about Liz Truss becoming prime minister.
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Wes Streeting: NHS facing ‘worst crisis in history’ after 12 years of ‘Conservative mismanagement’
We spoke to Wes Streeting, shadow health secretary, about the NHS crisis which Liz Truss will look to improve.
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Tories must now unite under ‘one prime minister, one brand, one party,’ says Tory MP
We spoke to Conservative MP Paul Scully about Liz Truss being appointed prime minister.
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Liz Truss needs a clear edge – she can’t only do it from the centre, says The Economist executive editor
We were joined by Times columnist Iain Martin and executive editor of The Economist Anne McElvoy.
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Conservative party lack ‘ambition’ with efforts to tackle crisis, says Labour’s Dodds
We were joined by the Labour party chair Anneliese Dodds.
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Party must ‘come together’ to support Truss, says Penny Mordaunt
We speak to trade minister Penny Mordaunt who made it to the last three in the leadership contest before she was eliminated.
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10m
Liz Truss wins Tory leadership race to become UK’s new Prime Minister
Liz Truss has won the Conservative Party leadership election, beating Rishi Sunak to be named Britain’s next Prime Minister.
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‘Significant package of help’ expected this winter regardless of who is PM, says Tory MP
We spoke to the Conservative MP Neil O’Brien who has called on the government to launch a public information campaign to encourage households to cut down on their energy use and to step up its help on bills.
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UN Uyghurs report does not reflect realities, says Chinese lawyer
The lawyer and academic Victor Gao, who previously worked closely with former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, joined us from Beijing.
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China’s treatment of Uyghur population is ‘full swing genocide,’ says Uyghur-American lawyer
Nury Turkel is a Uyghur American lawyer and human rights advocate.
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Neither side in Russia-Ukraine conflict can sustain war for years, says professor
Sir Lawrence Freedman, Emeritus Professor of War Studies at King’s College, is one of Britain’s leading authorities on war.
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‘Thatcher decided Gorbachev was a man she could do business with’, says former adviser
Lord Charles Powell, a former foreign affairs adviser to both Margaret Thatcher and John Major, credited Mikhail Gorbachev with opening up dialogue between the USSR and the West – a crucial step in ending the old Cold War.
