Here we’ll highlight five of the journalists you need to keep an eye on in 2023. These are the accounts that will provide the best Westminster insider.
Politics this year has been tumultuous as ever and 2023 looks to be no different. We have a new Prime Minister, Labour is ahead in the opinion polls, and the cost of living is looming large.
To keep us up to date with the twists and turns in Westminster, these five journalists are sure to keep their followers in the loop with breaking news and the biggest scoops.
Pippa Crerar
Crerar is the Guardian’s political editor. She’s been at the forefront of the reporting of some of the biggest stories and scandals this year, including the ‘Partygate’ scandal that brought down the Johnson government.
Jim Pickard
The political news cycle moves fast, and the specifics of policy sometimes fall through the cracks. Pickard always digs down into the detail. He goes beyond the soundbite and explains the whole story.
Lewis Goodall
Goodall has rapidly risen to be one of the biggest names in political reporting. He provides a run down of the most significant stories from Westminster and beyond. And he’s a prolific tweeter and gives his followers a minute-by-minute run down of the biggest political events of the year.
Jessica Elgot
As the deputy political editor of The Guardian, you would have thought she wouldn’t have time to keep a social media presence. But Elgot manages to explain the day-to-day happenings in and around Westminster politics, in a direct and informative way, while still retaining humour and wit.
Sebastian Payne
The Financial Times’ Whitehall editor, (and former City journalism graduate) has been a leading force in political reporting and analysis throughout successive crises. Payne also understands the inner workings of the Conservative party, something that has been instrumental in making him one of the most influential journalists working in Westminster.
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