Gary Gibbon , Political Editor
Channel 4 News Political Editor gives his take on the latest news and gossip from the corridors of power in Westminster and beyond.
Gary Gibbon has been Channel 4 News Political Editor since 2005. He gives his take on the latest news and gossip from the corridors of power in Westminster and beyond.
Gary has worked on four general elections for Channel 4 News. His interview with Peter Mandelson in 2001 triggered the Northern Ireland Secretary's second resignation from the Cabinet.
In 2006, he won the Royal Television Society Home News Award with Jon Snow for the scoop on the Attorney General's Legal Advice on Iraq. Gary also revealed details of Blair's pre-War meeting with George Bush n 2008 and won the Political Studies Association Broadcast Journalist of the Year award.
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Special relationship: ‘No country closer’ to the US than the UK says Biden
Rishi Sunak has been holding a press conference in the White House with President Biden.
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Rishi Sunak interview on Ukraine, AI and the UK economy
Our political editor Gary Gibbon talked to the Prime Minister earlier today.
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Prime Minister with Ukraine rallying cry in US
Ongoing support for the people of Ukraine will be on the agenda this evening when Rishi Sunak meets Congressional leaders in Washington. And tomorrow the Prime Minister will have talks with President Biden.
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Rishi Sunak says two new barges will be used to house asylum seekers
Rishi Sunak took to the English Channel today – insisting his plan to stop asylum seekers doing the same was working.
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What now for politics in Northern Ireland?
Two weeks ago, Sinn Féin followed up their victory in last year’s Stormont elections with another historic first – becoming the largest party in Northern Ireland’s local government.
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UK net migration hits record high
Despite saying that net migration numbers in 2022 were “too high”, Rishi Sunak today insisted that he hadn’t lost control of the immigration system.
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Covid inquiry threatens legal action if government doesn’t hand over Boris Johnson’s Whatsapp messages
The government says it’s releasing all the material that’s relevant to the Covid Inquiry.
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Government removes right of most international students to bring dependants to UK
The government is removing the right of most international students to bring dependents with them to the UK – as part of a drive to reduce the amount of legal migration to the UK.
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Boris Johnson referred to police by Cabinet Office over claims he broke lockdown rules
The former prime minister Boris Johnson has been referred to police by the Cabinet Office over claims that he broke lockdown rules by inviting friends to Chequers during the pandemic – claims which were revealed by entries in his own ministerial diary.
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Suella Braverman insists ‘nothing untoward’ with speed awareness course as she faces questions by MPs
Rishi Sunak says he is waiting for more information about how Suella Braverman dealt with her punishment for speeding last summer before he decides whether to launch an investigation under the Ministerial Code.
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Protesters interrupt speeches by Braverman and Rees-Mogg at conservatism conference
Conservative divisions over the rising level of legal immigration have been on full public display – as the Home Secretary Suella Braverman told a conference of Tory activists that the level of mass migration to the UK was unsustainable.
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Immigration battle: government small boats policy is ‘immoral’ says Archbishop of Canterbury
The battlelines have been drawn for a major fight in the House of Lords over the government’s Illegal Migration Bill, with Justin Welby branding it “morally unacceptable”.
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Local elections: Labour celebrates as Conservative losses mount
Celebrations for Labour and disappointment for the Tories as their losses mounted up by the hour.
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Deputy PM Dominic Raab resigns over bullying report
Dominic Raab has had more jobs at the top of government than almost anyone else: Brexit Secretary, Foreign Secretary, Justice Secretary, Deputy Prime Minister and acting Prime Minister when Boris Johnson was in hospital with Covid.
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Dominic Raab: Sunak still to decide whether to sack deputy over bullying report
Tonight Rishi Sunak is deciding whether or not to sack the Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab.
