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EXCL: In his first broadcast interview since the ‘Honeytrap’ scandal, William Wragg tells me he feels guilt and shame after handing over colleagues’ phone numbers to a catfisher. The ex-MP says it left him having panic attacks and considering suicide: bbc.com/news/articles/…

I remember like it was yesterday the sheer thrill of standing in the queue in the canteen as a trainee ITN and hearing Howard Hughes introduce a clip at 8am on Capital London I had cut IRN Radio News. Blew me away. His writing, stagecraft, delivery, performance. RIP.

"He was a bridgehead to Labour's traditional working class roots" Chris Mason on how John Prescott blazed a trail for Angela Rayner bbc.in/494Al1s

This is a tremendous thread from James Landale:

Analysis of Louise Haigh's rapid - and to many in Labour, surprising - resignation, by Chris Mason and me bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

I’ll be on Newscast on BBC1 at 23.40 with Chris Mason and Adam Fleming discussing Starmer, milestones, missions and all that - plus Out and my old mate Michel Barnier. Fun chat. Tune in!

Our Interview of the Year finalists are: Newscast: Interview with Sir Keir Starmer (BBC) Political Currency: Interview with Michael Gove (Persephonica) The News Agents: Interview with Eylon Levy (Global)

Our Presenter of the Year finalists are: - Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart The Rest is Politics (Goalhanger) - Beth Rigby, Ruth Davidson, Harriet Harman, Jess Phillips Electoral Dysfunction (Sky) - Chris Mason, Laura Kuenssburg, Adam Fleming, Paddy O’Connell Newscast (BBC) -

New Year, new start. Apply to join the team making BBC Breakfast and the BBC News at One at Media City in Salford. Applications close January 5th 2025. careers.bbc.co.uk/job/Salford-Jo…

Including the health minister telling Chris Mason and me that the government will pay GP’s £20 a time to not send someone to hospital #BBCNewscast bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

On your BBC Radio 5 Live from 2pm 📰Chris Mason on the news ❌Factor panel: Harriet Harman and Michael Fallon 🇺🇸Sebastian Gorka DrG on Trump’s first day back in the Oval Office 🖌️Aubrey Allegretti on No10 makeover 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇯🇵Ann Davies AS / MP on Hiroshi Suzuki’s singing

On your BBC Radio 5 Live today Clive Lewis MP on Dodds Andy Burnham on the north Chris Mason on the White House Matt Forde on Trump's comedy Plus: The Politics of... the Oscars, the pay of world leaders and the youngest ever speech in the Commons bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Flattered to be among such a castlist -- thank you

Another twist in the noisy & angry Reform UK spat -- now the lawyer appointed to independently investigate elements of it goes public: read more here BBC News (UK): bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Read the story here BBC News (UK): bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

‘Bradford, Brass & The Beatles’ — what a brilliant listen from Tony Blackburn OBE. BBC Radio 2 BBC Leeds just now

Featuring me, with ⁦Adam Fleming⁩ ⁦Chris Mason⁩ and ⁦Matt Chorley⁩ Newscast - Local Electioncast: The Preview - BBC Sounds bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

Well that was the plan…but having gone to bed on the sleeper in Glasgow, we woke up…in Glasgow! Tree down on the line, we were told. There are currently no trains out of Glasgow on the West Coast Mainline.