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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Controversy over Labour and Conservative candidate selections explained
It’s been a big day for candidate selection for the main parties.
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Starmer says Diane Abbott is ‘free to go forward’ as a Labour candidate
After days of speculation over her political future – the veteran MP Diane Abbott is ‘free to go forward’ as a Labour candidate in the general election, according to Sir Keir Starmer.
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Green Party launch election campaign
The turmoil over Labour’s left-wing candidates couldn’t have come at a better time for the Green Party.
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‘Reform UK will become the voice of opposition’: Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage tells Paul McNamara Reform UK will win seats in the election and put pressure on the Conservatives and Labour in parliament. But he will not be fighting for a seat himself.
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Starmer on what he would say to Netanyahu – after Rafah attack
Officials in Papua New Guinea have appealed for international help – warning that more than 2,000 people may have been buried alive under a landslide that occurred three days ago.
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Jeremy Corbyn expelled from Labour after declaring he will stand as independent
In the Commons, some of the departing MPs have been giving their valedictory speeches – around one in five MPs have signalled they will be standing down, some familiar faces among them.
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Dudley voters divided on Rishi Sunak’s record as PM
If the polls are right the Conservatives are facing a wall of red gains in the so-called Red Wall – the former Labour heartlands they won in 2015.
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Inflation falls to lowest level in three years but do we feel better off?
Why has the Prime Minister announced an early election now? Mr Sunak’s mind could have been made up after today’s encouraging inflation figures showing the steepest fall for almost three years.
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Plaid Cymru ends co-operation agreement with Welsh Labour government
Plaid Cymru has pulled the plug on its co-operation agreement with the Welsh Labour government – with immediate effect.
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England’s schools told not teach gender identity
Teachers in England should not teach school children about gender identity – that’s according to new draft guidance from the government. Sex education for under-nines will also be banned.
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US promises military aid to Ukraine will make ‘real difference’
The Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged America to deliver military aid as quickly as possible, as Russia pushes ahead with its offensive in the northeastern Kharkiv region.
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Labour confirms plan to scrap Rwanda asylum scheme if it wins election
The Labour Party has confirmed it will abandon the government’s scheme to send failed asylum seekers to Rwanda.
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Cameron says UK will not halt arms sales to Israel
The Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron has said that – like the US – the UK cannot support a major Israeli offensive on Rafah without a plan to protect civilian lives.
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Tory MP Natalie Elphicke defects to Labour Party
Another week, another Tory scalp for Keir Starmer.
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West Midlands mayoral election on ‘knife edge’ as recount under way
Our Senior Political Correspondent Paul McNamara joined us live from Birmingham to discuss that recount in the West Midlands.
