Krishnan Guru-Murthy , Presenter
Krishnan Guru-Murthy is one of the main anchors of Channel 4 News.
He also fronts Channel 4 News' podcast 'Ways to Change the World' which interviews one guest at length each week about the big ideas in their lives and the events that have helped shape their thinking.
Since joining the team in 1998 he has fronted big events from the Omagh bombing, 9/11, the Mumbai attacks, to special war reports from Syria, Yemen and Gaza. Having covered five British general elections he does special political shows for Channel 4 such as the "Ask the Chancellors" debate.
Krishnan reports for the foreign affairs series Unreported World and commentates on major live events for Channel 4 such as the Paralympics Ceremonies. He also anchors controversial programmes outside the news including the first live televised "Autopsy".
His TV career began at the age of eighteen presenting youth television for the BBC. He went on to present, report and produce a variety of programmes from Newsround to Newsnight.
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If Russia isn’t ‘flushed out of Ukraine proper, they’ll be back’, Conservative MP says
Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood – the chair of the Commons Defence Committee – is on a visit to the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odesa.
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World ‘a safer place’ after US-China meeting, says RUSI Director General
We spoke to Karin von Hippel, director general of the security and intelligence think tank RUSI – she was also an advisor at the US State Department under Barack Obama.
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Kherson liberation shows Putin ‘incapable of holding positions’, former Ukrainian defence minister says
We spoke to the former Ukrainian defence minister Andriy Zagorodnyuk, about the jubilant scenes in Kherson and how Ukrainians feel watching them.
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‘NHS haemorrhaging staff’ – nurse explains why she voted for strike action
We were joined by Matthew Taylor, the chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents NHS employers.
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World ‘not making progress as fast as necessary’ says climate scientist
Amid all the numbers, targets and buzzwords that have begun emanating from Sharm El-Sheikh, the key aim of the COP27 summit remains a clear one: limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels.
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‘Developed countries need to help developing countries’ says former UN senior climate advisor
We spoke to Tom Rivett-Carnac, who was a UN advisor during the 2015 Paris climate talks, and asked him whether apocalyptic warnings work anymore.
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Nouriel Roubini on the dangerous economic trends putting the future at risk
Amid all the current economic gloom around the world, not to mention political chaos, the economist Nouriel Roubini has a reputation as something of a pessimist, with his warnings of “cascading financial crises” in the decade to come.
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‘This is chaos – it is ridiculous’ – Tory MP on Truss government
We spoke to Conservative MP Sir Charles Walker after reports that the chief whip has resigned.
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Suella Braverman’s resignation ‘shows great integrity’, says Tory minister
We spoke to Tory minister Steve Baker about Suella Braverman’s resignation.
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Tory Party ‘no clue how to set it right’, says Labour MP Lisa Nandy
We spoke to Shadow Levelling Up Secretary Lisa Nandy from Westminster.
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Conservative Party is not going to do well at next election, says Tory MP
We caught up with the Conservative MP for Broxbourne, Sir Charles Walker, and began by asking him if he shares the public’s sense of both anguish and anger?
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‘There were mistakes in the mini-budget’ says chancellor
We went to the Treasury to speak to the latest Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and began by asking him whether the government owes the public an apology.
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How did Liz Truss get here – and where does she go now?
If a week is a long time in politics, just look at what happened in the three months since Boris Johnson was forced out, triggering a fractious leadership contest in which Liz Truss staked her campaign on unfunded tax cuts. The then chancellor’s so-called mini budget, which included lower income tax for the highest earners…
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Sacking chancellor creates more ‘chaos and confusion’, says shadow home secretary
We were joined by the shadow Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper.
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Government leaves ‘huge credibility gap’ over economic policy, says IFS director
We spoke to Paul Johnson, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, which researches tax and public policy.
