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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How the government is evacuating Brits from the Middle East
Sir Keir Starmer has pushed back against criticism that Britain was not sufficiently prepared to protect bases in the Middle East.
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Keir Starmer defends government’s approach to Iran war
The first government chartered flight to evacuate British nationals from the Middle East is leaving Oman tonight.
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Prince Harry calls for aid corridors to be opened in Gaza
Prince Harry has told this programme that food and medical aid corridors urgently need to be opened to help people in Gaza.
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Bullying complaints against Starmer’s likely new Cabinet Secretary were ‘buried’ – C4 News finds
Channel 4 News can reveal serious allegations that a Foreign Office investigation into the woman likely to become Keir Starmer’s new Cabinet Secretary found “a case to answer” for disciplinary action that was “buried” by those at the top of the Civil Service in the Cabinet Office.
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Sources tell Channel 4 News allegations against Antonia Romeo were not dismissed
Following days of political turmoil and speculation – Sir Chris Wormald is standing down as the head of the Civil Service – after just over a year in the post.
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Starmer ‘will walk away feeling safer’ after PLP speech to save job
The Prime Minister has been meeting Labour MPs this evening to try to persuade them to keep him in office.
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Police search home of Peter Mandelson over Epstein links
Police have been searching two properties belonging to Lord Mandelson in connection with their investigation into alleged misconduct in public office.
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Starmer apologises for ‘believing Mandelson’s lies’ over Epstein links
The Prime Minister ditched his planned speech to issue a lengthy apology in an attempt to diffuse fury among his own MPs about Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US Ambassador.
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Can Starmer survive Mandelson scandal?
We are joined by senior political correspondent Paul McNamara in Westminster.
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Zelenskyy criticises Europe’s lack of action as Trump unveils ‘Board of Peace’
Stand up to Trump and Putin, or be left behind.
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Chancellor Reeves asked what it would take for UK to stand-up to Trump
We caught up with the Chancellor Rachel Reeves in Davos.
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Trump rules out force in Greenland but takes swipe at Nato allies
Donald Trump used his platform at Davos to take a series of swipes at Europe, and Canada, complaining that they weren’t being grateful enough to the United States.
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Davos: World leaders faced with ‘tough moment in geopolitics’
Senior Political Correspondent Paul McNamara reports from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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Robert Jenrick claims Reform defection about ‘uniting the right’
Robert Jenrick has claimed that his defection to Reform UK was about “uniting the right” of British politics – and not about personal ambition.
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Starmer reportedly to abandon mandatory digital ID for workers
It’s being reported this evening that Sir Keir Starmer could be about to abandon plans for mandatory digital ID for workers.
