Mishal Husain’s best takedowns of politicians on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme Mishal Husain has been responsible for some of BBC Radio 4’s most memorable on-air clashes with politicians. The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2024
Mishal Husain to leave BBC Radio 4 Today programme after 11 years, reports say Husain, who is a bestselling author, joined the Radio 4 show in 2013 The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2024
Mishal Husain left ‘shaken’ by experience of racism in UK this year BBC presenter says unrest over the summer has made her question her beliefs about British tolerance The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2024
Rachel Reeves tells Labour MPs she is ‘not immune’ to concerns over winter fuel allowance plans – as it happened Chancellor tells meeting of parliamentary Labour party there will be more difficult decisions to come The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2024
Aid agency insiders claim BBC ‘blocking’ Gaza humanitarian appeal Disasters Emergency Committee sources say BBC fears backlash from those supportive of Israel’s war with Hamas The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2024
Israel spokesperson accuses BBC’s Mishal Husain of pro-Palestinian bias Broadcaster defends Radio 4 presenter’s ‘legitimate’ questions to David Mencer, who claimed she was parroting ‘terrorist organisations’ The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2024
Reeves and Hunt come to brink of fisticuffs over mysteriously absent £22bn The chancellor blames her predecessor for everything, including her reinvention as a Ministering Angel of Death The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2024
Mishal Husain calls out Meghan Markle’s claims Harry engagement interview was ‘orchestrated’ ‘There was nothing that pointed to what would happen’ the presenter said The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2024
With our futures at stake, Sunak and Starmer argued like managers of an imperilled golf club ‘Are you two the best we’ve got?’ It was a harsh question, but it summed up last night’s final leaders debate, says the Guardian columnist Zoe Williams The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2024
BBC Debate: So who won final TV showdown between Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer? Sir Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak faced off in a final head-to-head broadcast grilling ahead of polling day. Evening Standard · Jun 27, 2024
Sunak, Starmer clash in final TV debate before UK general election Event in central city of Nottingham covered issues from health to immigration with polls afterwards suggesting a tie. Al Jazeera · Jun 27, 2024
Sunak’s ‘no surrender’ as he slugs out scoreless draw with Starmer in final election debate Sunak and Starmer left stunned as audience member asks if they are ‘really the best we have got?’ The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2024
Sunak and Starmer wrap up their final debate of despair PM and his expected successor repeat same evasions to leave us none the wiser about our future government The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2024
Who is Mishal Husain? The host of the final BBC leader’s debate before the election Mishal Husain will be the referee on tonight’s leaders debate final on BBC One The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2024
Evening Standard · Jun 26, 2024 BBC presenter Mishal Husain: I'll 'halt' Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer in final TV election showdown if needed She stressed it was a ‘privilege’ to be asked to ‘referee’ the debate
The National (Scotland) · Jun 24, 2024 Senior Tory 'tied up in knots' over Brexit claims during BBC interview THE UK’s Northern Ireland Secretary was left “tied up in knots” during his morning media round following claims he made about Brexit.
The National (Scotland) · Jun 11, 2024 BBC announces key changes to election debate – and confirms Keir Starmer interview THE BBC has announced key changes to an upcoming General Election debate, and confirmed that Keir Starmer has accepted an invitation for an in-depth…
The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2024 ‘They didn’t dwell on it – they felt so many had suffered more’: Mishal Husain on her family history and the partition of India In her new book, written around 3am starts for Radio 4’s Today, the BBC presenter turns her gaze from the daily grind of British politics to her grandparents’ lucky escape
The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2024 Broken Threads by Mishal Husain review – a spectacular family chronicle of partition The BBC journalist weaves a tender tapestry with the stories of her four grandparents in the new state of Pakistan
The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2024 Multiparty debate shows an audience tiring of the Labour-Tory slugging match There were no knock-out blows, but some refreshing arguments that don’t get aired when the two heavyweights dominate the ring, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2024 Election debate review: everyone struggled to be heard in this seven-way brawl PM’s D-day disaster dominated discourse as Rayner and Mordaunt engages in ‘undignified’ clashes
The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2024 Labour and Tories renew clashes in ill-tempered second election debate Angela Rayner and Penny Mordaunt spar over taxes, defence and cost of living as others jostle for attention
The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2024 Mordaunt condemns Sunak as ‘wrong’ over D-Day as TV debate becomes ‘unedifying’ row The seven-party television debate became a slanging match between Penny Mordaunt and Angela Rayner
The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2024 Nigel Farage appears to ditch key Reform UK immigration policy during live interview The former UKIP leader ditched the party’s ‘secure detention for all asylum seekers’ plan and said he needed to ‘sort a few things out’
The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2024 Lights, cameras, Farage: Nige just couldn’t bear to be left out These are the moments he lives for – right at the centre of things, all stardust and no responsibility