Paul McNamara , Reporter
Paul McNamara is the Business and Global Trade Correspondent for Channel 4 News, reporting on the UK’s changing relationship with the world.
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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Russia’s Gazprom halts gas supply to Europe for ‘essential maintenance’
Today Russia has shut off gas supplies through a major pipeline to Europe – for the second time this summer.
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‘Further pricing pressure’ expected for energy bills, says Ofgem CEO
We spoke to the Ofgem chief executive Jonathan Brearley about the rise in the energy price cap.
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Energy price cap: Households face annual bills of more than £3,500 from October
By October, a typical household will face an energy bill of more than £3,500 a year as the price cap, which sets out how much energy providers can charge customers, isn’t just lifted – but virtually obliterated. And that £3,500 could be much worse. By next spring bills could be almost twice as much again.…
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Nadhim Zahawi: Poll finds only 12% believe chancellor working remotely is ‘appropriate’
We spoke to Chancellor of the Exchequer Nadhim Zahawi about the cost of living and whether it is “appropriate” to be working remotely during the crisis.
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UK economy shrinks by 0.1% in ‘prelude to recession’
The UK economy shrank by 0.1% in the three months to June, according to official figures – in what’s already being called a “prelude to recession”.
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Tory candidates face pressure to offer solutions to cost of living crisis
As outgoing prime minister, Boris Johnson has said it was not his place to act on the energy crisis.
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Energy bills forecast to top £4,200 in January
As the two candidates prepared for another slugfest in front of Tory members tonight in County Durham, they exchanged blows over the escalating gas and electricity price crisis.
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Major Tory donor accused of bribing former governor of Puerto Rico
Last night, the FBI arrested the former governor of Puerto Rico on bribery charges. The US Department of Justice alleged an international banker made political donations in return for tampering with an investigation into his bank.
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Cost of living crisis: Truss and Sunak give no concrete details about how to help struggling families
As we’ve been hearing, the Prime Minister is away on holiday, as is the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
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Former Health Secretary Sajid Javid backs Truss in Tory leadership contest
Conservative leadership rivals Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss are going head-to-head this evening for their third hustings in front of party members.
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BP triples profits after spike in oil and gas prices
Oil and gas giant, BP today said its profits have more than trebled thanks to surging energy prices. But – it’s a stark contrast – those same surging prices are set to push domestic energy bills to more than £3,600 per household this winter. Poverty campaigners say the dramatic increase in the energy price cap…
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Conservative leadership battle: ‘Bruising’ 24 hours for Sunak
The endorsement of Liz Truss by the Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, himself a popular cabinet minister among Conservative grassroots members, is another sign of the challenge Rishi Sunak currently faces in the race to be the next prime minister.
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Sunak and Truss face off at first public hustings for Tory members
Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak come face-to-face with a room full of the people who will actually decide which of them will be the next prime minister – Conservative members.
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Rail strike: Rail workers walk out over pay dispute, as train drivers announce new strike
As a fourth day of strikes by members of the RMT brought many rail services to a halt, there was news of more disruption next month with the announcement from Aslef that train drivers at nine companies will stage a one-day strike on 13 August. Passengers today were advised not to travel because only around…
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Sunak and Truss: latest debate cut short after medical incident
The contenders to be the next prime minister have met for their second debate in as many days. But the event between Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss came to an early and unexpected end, for what organisers describe as a medical issue. A spokesperson for News UK, which hosted the debate, said it had not been a security issue and that both candidates were well.
