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.
The award-winning author Alex Wheatle was placed in Shirley Oaks children’s home when he was just three years old. He was sexually, physically and racially abused there.
We spoke to Miatta Fahnbulleh, director of the New Economics Foundation, and the Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen about cuts to Universal Credit.
We spoke to the gold medal winning paralympian and member of the House of Lords, Tanni Grey-Thompson, and asked her whether there was a danger the Olympics wouldn’t go ahead as planned.
Survivors of sexual exploitation have spoken out about their experiences of violence and abuse amid calls for a change in law to protect vulnerable adults.
The report’s author Wendy Williams is Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary, and we asked her what she thinks makes this report any different from all the other reports over the years.
A “blame culture” around conviction rates, too much caution in pursuing rapists and a disproportionate focus on the victims behaviour – these are the damning findings of a report by the watchdogs for the police and the Crown Prosecution Service looking at why convictions for rape are so low. CPS figures for 2019 to 2020…
We spoke to Jutta Paulus, a German MEP for the Green Party, and began by asking her about the situation.
We spoke to journalist Giulia Saudelli, who is in the Rhineland-Palatinate region, and she gave us the latest update.
We spoke to former professional footballer Lianne Sanderson. She played for Arsenal, Chelsea and Juventus and won 50 caps for England. And the football writer and broadcaster Nicky Bandini who covers Italian leagues for the Guardian.
I spoke to Lindsay Meiman, a spokesperson for 350.org – an international environmental organisation that aims to end the era of fossil fuels.
Labour MP for Bradford West Naz Shah gave her reaction to the party’s by-election win in Batley and Spen.
We spoke to David Hall, the leader of the Conservatives on Kirklees Council, and asked him if he believes Matt Hancock lost the by-election for his party.
‘The Reason I Jump’ takes us into the world of five young autistic people – who are non verbal – to convey how they experience life day to day.
We were joined by Dame Una O’brien, who was permanent secretary at the Department of Health from 2010 until 2016.
Although 20 years apart – parallels were drawn with the nature of Veronica’s murder – and that of Daphne Caruana Galizia, who investigated government corruption and organised crime in Malta.