Robert Peston

Robert Peston: ‘I wore my favourite Gaultier coat to a party conference and somebody nicked it’
ITV’s political editor on coping with obsessive-compulsive disorder, belatedly publishing his first novel, and why he longs for a lost England
Hephzibah Anderson
02, Jul, 2022 @5:00 PM

From Bill Clinton to Robert Peston: celebrity crime fiction on trial
After you’ve written your memoir, publishers these days want anyone famous to write crime novels. We put 10 of the most well-known in the dock
Mark Lawson
17, Dec, 2021 @11:14 AM

The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup
The Dark Remains by William McIlvanney and Ian Rankin; Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty; Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden; The Whistleblower by Robert Peston; and The Wrong Goodbye by Toshihiko Yahagi
Laura Wilson
17, Sep, 2021 @11:00 AM

The best recent thrillers – review roundup
This month’s crop of crime and suspense fiction includes an engaging tale of government secrets by Robert Peston and a nail-biting new series from Val McDermid
Alison Flood
07, Sep, 2021 @8:00 AM

How TV news hosts get camera-ready in lockdown
Broadcasters are falling back on their own skills to stay well-groomed. Unless, of course, it’s Robert Peston
Alice Fisher
19, Apr, 2020 @7:09 AM

'This was racism': Soweto Kinch tells of being refused entry to first-class on train
Musician was on TV show discussing race in UK and treatment of Duchess of Sussex
Sarah Marsh
16, Jan, 2020 @3:41 PM

Robert Peston: BBC not impartial during EU referendum campaign
ITV political editor says journalists must show which of two contradictory arguments is most likely to be true
Mark Brown Arts correspondent
06, Oct, 2018 @10:36 AM

Robert Peston moves to midweek ITV slot after poor viewing figures
Peston on Sunday’s audience was small in comparison to BBC rival, the Andrew Marr Show
Jim Waterson
06, Jun, 2018 @4:32 PM

Middle class can give up a little or the mob will arrive with pitchforks | Letters
Letters: Helen Channer Aupperlee thanks Robert Peston for what he said in his Guardian interview. And Linda Fairbrother’s husband knows what to say when they’re accused of being ‘champagne socialists’
Letters
29, Nov, 2017 @7:18 PM

Robert Peston: 'I’m not saying Britain is finished, but our current problems are not a blip'
ITV’s political editor believes a universal basic income for every Briton is inevitable and that without a radical reinvention of the welfare state, the country is hurtling towards economic chaos
Decca Aitkenhead
24, Nov, 2017 @4:44 PM

Peston on Sunday gives Leadsom's call for patriotism a droll reply
ITV show joins in criticism of Tory MP’s Newsnight statements by decorating studio with union jacks
Sarah Marsh
25, Jun, 2017 @10:43 AM

Broadcasting’s big guns get ready for election night battle
From the perennial David Dimbleby on BBC1 to the Osborne/Balls double act on ITV, here’s what to expect of live coverage
Esther Addley
07, Jun, 2017 @5:06 PM
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