Steve Richards

Steve Richards is Chief Political Commentator for The Independent and also presents GMTV’s Sunday Programme, Radio 4’s A Week in Westminster and Radio 4’s political quiz show, Parliamentary Questions, now in its tenth series. He appears regularly on News 24’s Head to Head programme. Steve has also written and presented two hour-long films for Channel Four on Tony Blair. Before joining The Independent Steve was Political Editor for the New Statesman. He also spent five years as a BBC Political Correspondent.

As a columnist and presenter Steve has interviewed all the major political figures in Britain and many of his interviews for the New Statesman and ITV have made front-page news stories.

Steve also chairs conferences and seminars and is a highly skilled conference facilitator and after dinner speaker. He has a wealth of experience hosting events and award ceremonies, both at home and abroad.