Pippa Crerar

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Pippa Crerar is an award-winning[1] [2] British journalist who has been the Daily Mirror's political editor [3] since 2018.

Pippa Crerar
EducationThe Glasgow Academy
Alma materNewcastle University
OccupationJournalist

Biography[]

Early life[]

Crerar was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in June 1976. She spent her childhood there and in Glasgow, where she attended The Glasgow Academy.[4] Her father ran a printing company and her mother is an academic. Crerar attended Newcastle University where she studied English. She was a Scott Trust Bursar on City University’s newspaper journalism postgraduate course.[5]

Career[]

Before joining the Daily Mirror, Crerar worked as Political Correspondent and City Hall editor for the Evening Standard,[6] throughout Boris Johnson’s tenure as London Mayor. She has also previously been deputy political editor at The Guardian[7] where she was a presenter of the Politics Weekly podcast.[8] Crerar is a presenter of BBC Radio 4's programme Week in Westminster,[9] and has appeared regularly on the Andrew Marr Show, Politics Live, as well as weekly on Sky News. She was chair of the Parliamentary Press Gallery 2020/21.[10]

In May 2020, Crerar published an article alleging that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's special adviser Dominic Cummings had broken COVID-19 lockdown rules and that he had been investigated by police, leading to a televised statement by Cummings in the garden of 10 Downing Street.[11]

In November 2021, Crerar published an article stating that a Christmas party had taken place in Downing Street in 2020, in contravention of lockdown rules.[12] The article was followed by further articles in the Mirror, as well as content from other publications and broadcasters alleging further parties in what would become the Westminster Christmas parties controversy.[13][14]

In December 2021, she published a photograph in the Mirror showing former Conservative London mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey at a Christmas party in December 2020.[15] In January 2022, she published further articles on the 'partygate' affair including on 'wine time' Fridays at Downing Street[16] and a festive quiz.[17] On January 25, the Metropolitan Police announced it would investigate Downing Street parties during lockdown.[18]

In March 2022, the British Journalism Review said of Crerar: “Our profession should ultimately be about only one thing: fearless truth-telling and truthful reporting, regardless of the consequences. She’s shown how the job should be done, and in the process played a major role in turning the Mirror back into a paper of which its legendary campaigning boss Hugh Cudlipp could feel proud”.[19]

Awards[]

Crerar was Political Reporter of the Year at the Society of Editors’ Press Awards 2020, where she also won Scoop of the Year. The judges said: “Crerar has had a fantastic year, showing tenacity, courage and persistence in her reporting”. She won Scoop of the Year at the British Journalism Awards 2020 and at the London Press Club Awards 2020/21.[20][21][22]

References[]

  1. ^ "Gallery of Winners – Society of Editors". Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  2. ^ "Gallery of Winners – Society of Editors". Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  3. ^ "The Mirror: The Heart of Britain". mirror. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  4. ^ "Etcetera" (PDF). 2019.
  5. ^ "XCity Magazine 2021 | By City, University of London, Journalism Department by Jason Bennetto - Issuu". issuu.com. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  6. ^ "Pippa Crerar | Evening Standard". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  7. ^ "Women in Westminster 2021". Politics Home. 2020-11-05. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  8. ^ Toynbee, Presented by Pippa Crerar with Polly; Newman, Henry; Arthur, Jason; Jones, Sam; Barnard, Jennifer Rankin Produced by Simon (2018-11-22). "'A Brexit deal is within our grasp' – Politics Weekly podcast". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  9. ^ "Quinn, Carolyn, (born 22 July 1961), Presenter: PM programme, BBC Radio 4, since 2000; Westminster Hour, BBC Radio 4, since 2007", Who's Who, Oxford University Press, 2007-12-01, retrieved 2022-03-23
  10. ^ "Administration committee". 29 June 2020.
  11. ^ Crerar, Pippa; Armstrong, Jeremy (2020-05-22). "Dominic Cummings investigated by police after breaking Covid-19 lockdown rules". mirror. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  12. ^ "Quinn, Carolyn, (born 22 July 1961), Presenter: PM programme, BBC Radio 4, since 2000; Westminster Hour, BBC Radio 4, since 2007", Who's Who, Oxford University Press, 2007-12-01, retrieved 2022-03-23
  13. ^ "The student from hell - a horror story for Christmas". Medical Education. 34 (12): 1040–1042. 2008-07-18. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2923.2000.00811.x. ISSN 0308-0110.
  14. ^ , Wikipedia, 2022-03-22, retrieved 2022-03-23
  15. ^ Crerar, Pippa (2021-12-14). "Picture shows 'raucous' Christmas party thrown by Tory aides in lockdown breach". mirror. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  16. ^ Crerar, Pippa (2022-01-14). "Boris Johnson's 'wine time Fridays' - No10 staff drinks every week in pandemic". mirror. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  17. ^ Crerar, Pippa (2022-02-09). "New bombshell pic shows Boris Johnson and open bottle of bubbly at No 10 quiz". mirror. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  18. ^ "Police to investigate Downing Street lockdown parties". BBC News. 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  19. ^ Peter, Osborne (4 March 2022). "Helping power escape truth - Helping power escape truth".
  20. ^ "Gallery of Winners – Society of Editors". Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  21. ^ "British Journalism Awards winners 2020". Press Gazette. 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  22. ^ "Winners announced at first 'in person' media awards since the pandemic". London Press Club. 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2022-03-23.


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