Harry Cole (journalist)
Harry Cole | |
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| Born | 27 April 1986 |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Tonbridge School |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Harry Cole (born 27 April 1986)[1][2] is a British journalist who is political editor of The Sun, having previously been deputy political editor of the Mail On Sunday.[3]
Early life[]
Cole was born on 27 April 1986. He attended Tonbridge School,[4] before reading Politics at the University of Edinburgh. He was Vice-Chairman/Treasurer of the Edinburgh University Conservative Association[5] and Vice-President of Scottish Conservative Future. Cole wrote the ToryBear blog, focusing on Conservative student politics.[6][unreliable source?]
Career[]
Cole has written for publications including the Sunday Times and GQ.[1] Cole has primarily focused on politicians' expenses scandals and government waste.[7][better source needed]
Cole was the co-editor of the pseudonymous website Guido Fawkes with Paul Staines until 2015,[8][unreliable source?] having also been the news editor.[6][unreliable source?]
In 2015, following the suspension of BBC Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson, Cole delivered a petition with a million signatures, which the website he wrote for had started on Change.org, to BBC Broadcasting House by means of an Abbot self propelled artillery vehicle, calling it a 'Tank', procured from the company 'Tanks-Alot'.[9][10][11]
Cole has served as a contributing editor of The Spectator, columnist for Spectator Life, and Westminster correspondent for The Sun.[12] In May 2020 it was announced that he would return to The Sun, to become political editor in June,[13] succeeding Tom Newton Dunn who left The Sun to become a commentator for Times Radio.
Personal life[]
Cole was once in a relationship with Carrie Symonds,[14] who later became the wife of Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "GQ 100 Most Influential Men In Britain 2013 List - GQ.co.uk". GQ. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014.
- ^ Cole, Harry. "Thanks for my birthday present @Lunch_BXD". Twitter. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Harry Cole". twitter.com.
- ^ "Heroku | Login". id.heroku.com. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "Apply for your Fresher's Pack". Conservative Home.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "The Westminster Brat Pack". Gazette.
- ^ "Harry Cole". Media Intelligence Partners.
- ^ "THE SUN'S HARRY COLE: New Era of Punctuation & Punctuality". Guido Fawkes. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Driving the Stig To BBC House On A Tank". Tanks Alot. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Guido Aims Guns at Danny Cohen". Guido Fawkes.
- ^ "'Tank' delivers Clarkson petition to the BBC". BBC News.
- ^ Jackson, Jasper (24 June 2015). "Guido Fawkes' Harry Cole joins Sun as Westminster correspondent". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ Tobitt, Charlotte. "Harry Cole named new Sun political editor as Tom Newton Dunn leaves for Times Radio". Press Gazette. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ Gray, Freddy. "What drives First Fiancée Carrie Symonds, asks Freddy Gray". Tatler. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
External links[]
- Harry Cole at IMDb
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