Career history

Senior British journalist and editor with two decades of national newspaper experience across news, politics, features and opinion.

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Freelance Journalist March 2026 – present

Daily Mirror

Features, news and opinion across politics, culture and social affairs.

Head of Publishing September 2025 – December 2025

National Education Union

Editorial direction and publishing strategy across digital channels, commissioning and editing journalism on education policy and industrial relations.

Deputy News Editor October 2021 – July 2024

Reach plc / Sunday Mirror

Senior editorial oversight of national news output across print and digital. Commissioning and editing breaking news, exclusives and investigations. Part of the leadership team driving the newsroom's transition to digital-first working.

Deputy Political Editor July 2017 – September 2021

Reach plc

Westminster correspondent through Brexit and three successive governments. Political columnist for the Sunday Mirror and Sunday People. Regular contact with MPs, ministers, advisers and party press operations.

Social Affairs Correspondent October 2014 – November 2015

Reach plc

Specialist reporting on welfare, housing and social policy for the Sunday Mirror and Sunday People.

News Reporter January 2011 – October 2014

Reach plc / Sunday People

General news reporting for the Sunday People.

News Reporter January 2010 – January 2011

Northern & Shell / Daily Star

Breaking news and human interest.

BA (Hons) English and History

Leeds Beckett University