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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‘Anyone is free to express themselves, what people are not free to do is break the law’, says Rwandan government spokesperson
We spoke to Yolande Makolo, who is the spokesperson for the Rwandan government.
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Boris Johnson hits out at ‘condescending’ critics of Rwanda asylum plan
In Rwanda, Commonwealth leaders are meeting tonight for the first time in four years.
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‘Everything is in favour of the rich’ – growing list of public sector workers ready to strike over pay
The list of professions planning industrial action is growing every day.
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Rail workers ‘already on very good salaries’, minister says
Speaking for the government is the Minister for Tech and the Digital Economy Chris Philp.
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Julian Assange’s wife to appeal to his extradition to the US
The home secretary has approved the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States. Mr Assange’s legal team have said they will challenge Priti Patel’s decision and have two weeks to mount an appeal. The US has sought to prosecute him for more than a decade after he published huge numbers of leaked…
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North can control its own destiny and not be reliant on PM, says Tory MP
We spoke to Conservative MP Jake Berry, chair of the Northern Research Group, a collection of “red wall” Tory MPs. We asked him whether Conservative MPs were disappointed that the prime minister didn’t campaign in Wakefield
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No 10 ethics advisor’s reputation ‘tarnished’ by working for PM, Labour MP says
The prime minister’s ethics adviser Lord Geidt has resigned.
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Rwanda asylum policy will save lives, says minister
We spoke to Tom Pursglove, the minister for tackling illegal migration, before Lord Geidt’s resignation, and asked why the government was planning a second flight to Rwanda?
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NI Protocol Bill ‘new low’ in British-Irish relations, says Irish foreign minister
We spoke to Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney and began by asking him why he’s calling this the new low point for the UK and Ireland.
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UK government’s Rwanda asylum policy ‘just for political game playing’, says Yvette Cooper
Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper joined us from parliament.
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‘I’m from the area where being African was the butt of all jokes’ – Lethal Bizzle
Our guest this week is Lethal Bizzle. He’s a rapper and entrepreneur with Ghanaian heritage, who originally hails from Walthamstow.
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Debate: Can lower taxes revive the UK’s stalling economy?
We spoke to Gerard Lyons, chief economic strategist at Netwealth and one of four economists invited recenty to brief the PM – he was economic adviser to Boris Johnson when he was Mayor of London.
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Boris Johnson wins vote of confidence by 211 to 148 votes
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has won the vote of confidence in his leadership.
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‘What people find annoying is the culture’ – Minister Rachel Maclean defends Johnson ahead of confidence vote
We were joined by Home Office Minister Rachel Maclean.
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PM needs to ‘get his act together’, says Conservative MP
We spoke to Tory MP Anthony Mangnall who said he would be voting against Mr Johnson.
