Matt Frei , Europe Editor and Presenter
Matt Frei is Europe Editor and Presenter at Channel 4 News.
This year he has led the Channel 4 News coverage of events in Ukraine from the crash site of Malaysia flight MH17, to the tensions in Crimea and reported live from Independence Square on Kiev’s bloodiest day. He has also secured major interviews with Bill Clinton, George W Bush and Aung San Suu Kyi.
Prior to his appointment as Europe Editor for Channel 4 News, Frei was the Washington Correspondent for two years and has reported on the Americas on everything from business and culture to US foreign policy and its view of the world.
He is also part of the presenting team across Channel 4's news and current affairs portfolio, including the award-winning Dispatches programme.
Matt previously anchored the BBC World News America bulletin and was also Washington Correspondent. He presented a weekly radio show called Americana, and in two decades at the corporation reported from Bonn, Rome, Bosnia, Kosovo, North Africa, Hong Kong and Singapore.
He is the author of two books: Italy: The Unfinished Revolution published in 1996 by Random House and Mandarin books and Only In America published in 2008 by 4th Estate.
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Tyre Nichols death reveals ‘lingering white nationalist ideology,’ says racial justice attorney
We were joined from New Jersey by Lurie Daniel Favors.
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11m
Teacher strikes ‘disappointing’ as education recovers from pandemic, says Government
We speak with the Education Secretary Gillian Keegan about the crucial issue of a lack of teachers.
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11m
UK failing to seize opportunities to grow economy, says shadow chancellor
The Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, joins us from Central Lobby in the Houses of Parliament.
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IMF forecasts ‘aren’t worth the paper they’re written on’, says Jacob Rees-Mogg
We spoke to Jacob Rees-Mogg, who was Business Secretary last year during Liz Truss’s time as Prime Minister, and asked him what he thinks of the IMF’s predictions for the UK.
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5m
Grenfell fire: Housing developers must replace unsafe cladding or face ban
The government has issued an ultimatum to the construction industry – you’ve got six weeks to replace unsafe cladding or be banned from building until you do.
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6m
Give PM a chance to ‘get to grip some of these problems”, says Tory MP
Matt spoke to backbench Tory MP Laura Farris.
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5m
Promise of Brexit as ‘magic door for the sunlit uplands’ was an illusion, says Michel Barnier
It has now been three years since the UK exited Europe.
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Should the West be sending tanks to Ukraine at all?
We were joined by former Russian Prime Minister, Mikhail Kasyanov, co-founder of the International Centre for Ukrainian Victory, Olena Halushka, and Ben Hodges, a retired US Army Commanding General for Europe.
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13m
‘Nato allies and partners have the right to support Ukraine’ – Nato Secretary General
We speak to Nato’s Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg.
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3m
From Starbucks to stardom, James Martin on his Oscar nomination
It’s already been nominated for a BAFTA, and now the short film ‘An Irish Goodbye’ is up for an Oscar.
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5m
How we treat carers is an ‘ethical issue’ about ‘what kind of society we want to live in’, says Archbishop of York
The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cotterell, co-authored a report calling for a radical rethink on how the country tackles the emergency in social care.
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4m
‘Political responsibility means resignation’ says director of anti-corruption action centre in Kyiv
Daria Kaleniuk is the director of the anti-corruption action centre in Kyiv.
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‘This will turn trench warfare into mobile warfare’: British tank expert on ‘game changing’ delivery of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine
Hamish de Bretton Gordon, who was a Commanding Officer in the British Army’s Tank Regiment and is weapons expert.
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13m
Ukraine appeals to the West for tanks – will they get them?
Ukraine has appealed to western allies to give it the heavy weapons it desperately needs.
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‘Window of opportunity’ for Northern Ireland protocol resolution, says Sinn Féin leader
Could a deal between the EU and the UK government to amend the Northern Ireland Protocol be imminent?
