Paul McNamara , Senior Political Correspondent
Paul McNamara is Senior Political Correspondent for Channel 4 News.
Paul joined the Channel 4 News Investigations Team in 2015 and reported on the biggest stories in the UK. He has covered three General Elections for the programme, the last as Political Correspondent.
Prior to Channel 4 News Paul was the co-founder of a production company and news agency providing investigations for Channel 4 Dispatches, BBC Panorama, and every newspaper on Fleet Street.
His career started at The Bedford Times and Citizen, before joining national newspapers to cover defence and the war in Afghanistan extensively.
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Inquiry granted 35 years after murder of high profile Belfast lawyer
A public inquiry has been ordered into the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane – 20 years after the UK government committed to holding one.
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TUC conference: unions tell Starmer to U-turn on winter fuel cut
Downing Street says the cabinet is united behind the decision to cut winter fuel payments. But ahead of tomorrow’s vote in parliament, the same can’t be said of the Labour party. And the unions are also piling on the pressure.
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Green party sets out aim to counter ‘Labour’s message of doom and gloom’
The Green Party has said it will aim to counter “Labour’s message of doom and gloom” as it holds its first party conference since winning an unprecedented four seats in the general election.
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Who is to blame for the Grenfell fire and will they ever be held accountable?
The report lays out a “path to disaster” at Grenfell which dates back to the early 1990s.
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UK inflation rises to 2.2%
Inflation rose slightly last month, but by less than expected, with overall prices up by 2.2% in the year to July.
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‘Cautiously hopeful’ UK riots may calm down, says policing minister
We caught up with the Policing Minister Diana Johnson and started by asking her if she thought last night may have been a turning point and things may now calm down.
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Jenrick sparks outrage after urging arrest of people shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’
What role do politicians have in shaping – and responding to – the violence?
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Can politicians do anything to stop misinformation?
Sir Keir Starmer has warned that anyone whipping up violence online will face “the full force of the law”.
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Labour reveal big planning changes including mandatory housing targets
Angela Rayner has unveiled an overhaul of England’s planning rules to help the government deliver the 1.5 million new homes it has promised to build.
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Bibby Stockholm barge to close as asylum accommodation, vows Labour
The Home Office says it’s ending the use of the Bibby Stockholm barge for housing migrants, as the new Government begins to overhaul the asylum system.
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Justice Secretary calls for sacking of criminal case review boss
New Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has intervened in another case of devastating statutory failure, calling for the sacking of the chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission.
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How is the King’s Speech going down with voters?
How is the King’s Speech going down with people who voted Labour into power – and those who didn’t?
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Hundreds of MPs descend on parliament to be sworn in
The House of Commons was bursting at the seams as the new parliament began its first sitting.
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Starmer on UK nations tour to ‘reset’ relations with devolved governments
A government in a hurry. Today Sir Keir Starmer began a tour of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales – underlining his intention to ‘reset’ relations with the devolved governments.
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Sir Keir Starmer assembles cabinet for first time
It was all change in Downing Street today as Sir Keir Starmer assembled his cabinet for the first time – promising to “take tough decisions” with a “raw honesty”.
