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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Firing up coal power stations in Germany is ‘bitter, bitter moment’, German MP says
We spoke to Bengt Bergt, a German MP who is energy spokesman for the ruling Social Democrats, and began by asking him how tough he thought this energy crisis would be for the German public.
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Breonna Taylor officers charged is ‘momentous progress’, says attorney
The last week has seen significant developments in two of the most high-profile and horrific racism cases in the US.
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FBI raid of Donald Trump estate ‘justified’, says former ethics advisor to George W Bush
Joining Matt is Richard Painter – Professor at the University of Minnesota Law School and former ethics adviser to President George W Bush.
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FBI raid just one of many legal concerns for Trump
We have yet to hear what exactly the FBI agents were looking for in the Mar A Lago estate.
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Some Brits will spend up to 75% of income on energy bills, says charity
We asked for an interview with the government and asked to speak to senior ministers and MPs from the Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak camps. We were told no-one was available.
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Better water infrastructure needed to face extreme weather, says environment policy expert
England’s green and pleasant land has been turned yellow and parched by the summer heatwave, which is expected to fire up again in the next few days.
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It’s unclear whether Islamic Jihad will honour a ceasefire in Gaza, says Jerusalem’s deputy mayor
We spoke to Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem Fleur Hassan-Nahoum.
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The conflict will continue as long as Israel occupies Palestine, says Gaza-based journalist
We spoke to Gaza-based journalist Hind Khoudary.
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Main concern should be to help millions who are already struggling to meet ends meet, says chair of the International Chamber of Commerce
We spoke to Paul Drechsler – the former president of the Confederation of British Industry and current chair of the International Chamber of Commerce.
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Nothing could justify Israel’s attacks on Gaza, says aid worker
We spoke to Yousef Hammash who is an aid worker based in Gaza.
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Tory leadership race: How will new PM tackle local issues?
It’s Conservative Party members who’ll get the final say in who becomes our next prime minister once only two candidates remain.
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Rishi Sunak won’t make unfunded tax cuts as part of campaign, says supporter John Glen MP
We were joined by John Glen, Conservative MP for Salisbury and a backer of Rishi Sunak for the Conservative leadership.
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‘The dam has half broken’, Spectator editor says of ministerial resignations
Matt is joined by the editor of the Spectator Fraser Nelson.
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Power imbalance in Parliament needs to be addressed, General Secretary of the FDA says
Dave Penman who is general secretary of the civil servants union, the FDA, discusses our exclusive investigation into the extensive allegations that there is a culture of harassment and bullying in Parliament.
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‘PM has run out of road,’ says Tory MP Bob Neill
Joining Matt is the Conservative MP Sir Bob Neill, who chairs the Justice select committee and was one of the MPs who submitted a letter of no confidence in Mr Johnson last month.
