Pippa Crerar

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Pippa Crerar is a multi-award-winning political journalist who has covered Westminster and international politics for more than two decades, reporting on six general elections, seven prime ministers, and many major news stories, from the Iraq war and the financial crash to Brexit and parliamentary scandals.

She is currently the political editor at The Guardian and previously held the same position at the Daily Mirror, where she exposed the Partygate scandal during the Covid lockdown.

A familiar face across major broadcast outlets like Sky News, ITV, Channel 4, and the BBC, where she presents Radio 4’s The Week In Westminster, Pippa has even been depicted in Michael Winterbottom’s six-part drama This England, focussed on Boris Johnson and his government.

As a multi-award-winning journalist, she holds titles such as Journalist of the Year from the London Press Club, the Society of Editors, and the British Journalism Awards. Her impressive accolades include Political Journalist of the Year, Scoop of the Year, Investigation of the Year, the Hugh Cudlipp Award, and Women In Journalism’s Woman of the Year.

A warm, witty, and authoritative speaker, Pippa is an accomplished presenter at events in the political world and beyond.

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Pippa Crerar launched her journalism career in 1999 as a recipient of the prestigious Scott Trust bursary. She went on to cover politics for several major publications, including the Evening Standard, The Guardian, and the Daily Mirror, establishing herself as a prominent political reporter.

She also held the position of Deputy Political Editor at The Guardian, where she co-hosted the Politics Weekly podcast. After working as Political Editor at The Mirror from 2018 to 2022, she re-joined The Guardian as Political Editor, following a series of high-profile exclusives, including her groundbreaking report on Dominic Cummings’ breach of lockdown rules and then her exposing of the controversial social gatherings held at Downing Street.

In addition to her print journalism career, Pippa has been a presenter for BBC Radio 4’s The Week in Westminster and made frequent appearances on political shows such as The Andrew Marr Show and Politics Live, as well as regularly contributing to Sky News.

Pippa Crerar | Awards & Accolades

Pippa won Political Journalist of the Year and Scoop of the Year at The Press Awards in 2020 for her story on Dominic Cummings’ lockdown breach. She also won Scoop of the Year at the British Journalism Awards and London Press Club awards and Political Journalist of the Year at the Society of Editors’ Awards in that year.

In 2022, she won Journalist of the Year at the London Press Club Awards, as well as Political Journalist of the Year, Journalist of the Year and Investigation of the Year for exposing the Partygate scandal at the Society of Editors’ Media Freedom Awards.

Pippa Crerar | Speaker

Pippa is an engaging and thought-provoking speaker who shares anecdotes from her years at Westminster and goes behind the headlines to reveal her heroes from the world of politics and memorable moments from a 20-year career. She weaves into her speeches current issues of interest and reveals details of her scoops of recent years, providing an insightful look behind the scenes of investigative journalism. Pippa is also an accomplished panel member and host.

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Political Editor at The Guardian
20 Years Experience as Political Journalist
Exposed Partygate During Covid Lockdown
Received Multiple Journalism Awards

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Association of British Insurers

The feedback I heard was really positive and one delegate said that they loved that you weaved in the latest news in your keynote so it really was the most recent information you were including
Owen James

Pippa Crerar was absolutely great. Genuine, interesting, fun. Perfect.
Ovid Health

Pippa Crerar was an engaging and thought-provoking speaker at our annual conference. It was fascinating to hear her inside view on the biggest scoops of the last few years and listen to her speak passionately about the principles that drive her investigative journalism. She also never forgot her audience, relating her stories back to the experiences of those listening.
FDA Union

Roger provided lots of personality and kept the discussion moving well.
Newcastle University