Jackie Long , Social Affairs Editor and Presenter
Jackie Long is social affairs editor and presenter for Channel 4 News.
Jackie Long is Channel 4 News Social affairs editor and presenter. She joined the programme in 2011, following more than two decades at the BBC. Most recently she was Correspondent at Newsnight, and she previously worked on The World at One, PM and Five Live.
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Home Secretary ‘walking over the dead bodies of 26 victims’ – Windrush campaigner responds to Home Office scrapping of inquiry recommendations
A decision by the home secretary to drop commitments designed to prevent another Windrush scandal was branded a “slap in the face” for the communities affected.
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Children in northern England are most vulnerable to cost of living crisis, MPs warn
On the eve of a major meeting of northern mayors to discuss levelling up, a new report from MPs is warning that children in the north are the most vulnerable to the cost of living crisis.
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Chair of the Women and Equalities Committee “disappointed” at government decision to rejecting menopause leave
The government has rejected calls to change the law to help women suffering debilitating symptoms of the menopause.
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Northern Ireland Protocol resolution ‘not rocket science’, says former Taoiseach of Ireland
‘This is not rocket science’ – the words of former Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, and one of the architects of the Good Friday Agreement, on the current post-Brexit trade dispute over Northern Ireland. Pressure is building on the EU and the UK to solve the impasse over the Northern Ireland Protocol, the agreement that puts…
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‘We are seeing a workforce emergency’, says lead health negotiator for Unison
Earlier Jackie spoke to the lead health negotiator for the Unison union, Sara Gorton. Jackie began by asking her what her union and the others involved in the current dispute need from the Health Secretary Steve Barclay.
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Devolution ‘not fit for purpose’, says SNP MSP amid gender recognition row
We spoke to two members of the Scottish Parliament – Emma Roddick from the SNP, and Conservative Rachael Hamilton. We put it to Emma Roddick that if the devolution agreement gave the UK Government the right to intervene as it has, complaining that it was undermining democracy was just grandstanding.
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David Carrick case is a ‘huge stain’ on British policing, Hampshire police and crime commissioner says
We’re joined by Donna Jones, Conservative Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
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David Carrick’s offences damage women’s trust in police, End Violence Against Women director says
We spoke to Andrea Simon, director of the campaign group End Violence Against Women, and started by asking for her reaction to the news of David Carrick’s offences.
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German government chose ‘profit over people’ says German climate activist Luisa Neubauer
We spoke to the German climate activist Luisa Neubauer.
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What the census tells us about the LGBTQ+ population
The 2021 census was the first to ask people about their sexual orientation and gender identity.
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‘We need to start acting like winners’, says Republican strategist amid House Speaker vote saga
Joining me now is Kristin Davison, a leading Republican strategist.
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‘Every working person who’s struggling in a cost of living crisis deserves a pay rise’ says Aslef union
We spoke to Nigel Roebuck of the train union Aslef.
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Reform UK party promise to stand against every Tory in next election
Earlier today the Reform UK, formerly known as the Brexit Party, relaunched with a promise to put up candidates against every Conservative standing in the next general election.
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Years of Conservative government has caused NHS crisis, says Shadow Education Secretary
We spoke to Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson and asked her what she made of the Prime Minister’s promises today.
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Sir Grayson Perry says knighthood ‘extra special’ due to achievements – not class
The artist and broadcaster Grayson Perry who has been made a Knight Bachelor for services to the arts.
