Kate McCann

McCann was born in London, England.[2] She attended a comprehensive school in Yorkshire,[3] before she studied politics at Newcastle University, graduating in 2009.[2] While at university, she was a news editor for the student newspaper, The Courier.[4]

After graduation, McCann worked in parliament as an MP's researcher till 2011.[2][5]

In September 2015, McCann joined The Telegraph as senior political correspondent, after having previously worked for The Guardian, City A.M., and as The Sun's Whitehall correspondent.[6][7] Her stories included the publication of a leaked draft of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's manifesto, less than a month before the 2017 general election. She later described it as the highlight of her career in a 2022 interview.[6][8] The following year, she became the Chair of the Press Gallery, only the second female chair in its 200-year history.[2]

She left The Telegraph in July 2018 to join Sky News as a political correspondent.[9] After four years at Sky News, she became the political editor of TalkTV.[6] In July 2022, McCann co-hosted TalkTV's televised election debate between Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, the two remaining candidates for the leadership of the Conservative Party. During the debate when Truss was making a speech, McCann fainted; as a result, the show came off air and was later cancelled.[10] She recovered shortly afterwards and apologised to both candidates on social media.[11]

She has co-hosted a Sunday morning political show with Adam Boulton on Times Radio since September 2022.[12] In July 2023, it was announced that McCann would become the station's political editor in September 2023.[13] In the same month she received an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from the University of Sunderland.[14]