Laura Kuenssberg once said she’d “die in a ditch” for the impartiality of the BBC — and it’s clear just how deeply rooted her commitment to the broadcaster really is. The 48-year-old journalist, now a familiar face on British screens every Sunday morning, has been part of the Beeb’s DNA since joining as a trainee back in 2000.
Starting out in regional news with BBC North East and Cumbria, Kuenssberg worked her way up quickly. She went on to co-host The Daily Politics on BBC Two and was named chief political correspondent for BBC News in 2009. After a brief stint away at ITV as business editor, she returned to the BBC in 2013, landing a role on Newsnight before being appointed political editor in 2015 — the first woman ever to take on the role reported the Express.
