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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US Government shutdown looms as Congress race to find a deal
Inside Capitol Hill, politicians are trying to find a way to keep federal funding going into next year – although Donald Trump has already said it’s President Biden’s problem to solve.
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What RFK Jr as health secretary could mean for America
President-elect Trump is trying to force through his picks for top government jobs.
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US faces government shutdown after Trump opposes spending deal
It’s the holiday season in America, but there’s precious little festive cheer if you work in the US Government.
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Farage and Musk hold talks at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
Nigel Farage has been beside the seaside. Not in his Clacton constituency, but on the sun-kissed Florida coast.
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How are events in Syria playing out in the US?
What chance is there of accountability for the Assad regime given the evidence being uncovered at Al-Qutayfa and elsewhere in Syria?
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Transport Secretary resigns over fraud offence from 2013
Louise Haigh has resigned as Transport Secretary after it emerged that she had pleaded guilty to a fraud offence a decade ago
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UK net migration hits record 906,000 in year to June 2023
It was already a record high, but revised figures show net migration actually peaked in 2023 at a quarter of a million more than first thought.
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You have a ‘responsibility’ to look for work, UK minister says
We spoke to Labour MP and Work and Pensions Secretary, Liz Kendall.
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What is Labour’s new ‘Back to Work’ plan?
The Government has unveiled its £240 million plan to tackle economic inactivity – promising to build a country “where those who can work, will work”.
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‘I have value in this world’: Getting back to work after long-term sickness
A near-record 2.8 million people in the UK are currently not in a job or looking for a job because of long-term sickness.
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UK government announces £500m in cuts to naval ships, drones and helicopters
Even as reports of the Storm Shadow strikes were emerging, the Defence secretary was in the Commons announcing cuts to naval ships, drones and helicopters.
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Post Office needs ‘cultural change’ after Horizon scandal, says business secretary
The business secretary Jonathan Reynolds has called for a change of culture at the Post Office, as he gave evidence to the inquiry into the Horizon scandal.
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Budget: GPs urge chancellor for National Insurance exemption
Leading GPs have urged the chancellor to make practices exempt from the higher national insurance contributions by employers – announced in this week’s budget.
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Labour under fire over infrastructure and investment spending
There’s a lot of detail to unpick in the budget, from spending on transport to the billions of pounds pledged to infrastructure.
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Inside ‘broken’ SEND school system ‘in urgent need of reform’
‘Financially unsustainable and in urgent need of reform’ was the bleak verdict of the National Audit Office when it looked into the way support is offered to children with special educational needs and disabilities in England.
