Tim Shipman
Tim Shipman | |
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| Born | Timothy James Shipman 13 May 1975[1] Basingstoke, Hampshire, England |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Known for | Political editor of The Sunday Times, London |
Timothy James Shipman (born 13 May 1975) is a British journalist, who is the political editor of the British newspaper The Sunday Times.[2]
Shipman attended Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle in Lincolnshire, and studied History at Churchill College, Cambridge, graduating in 1996, where he was part of a losing Cuppers darts team, beaten by a Robinson team in the finals.[1] He has been a national newspaper journalist since 1997, working initially for the Express stable of newspapers before being appointed as a political correspondent for the Daily Mail in 2005.[1] He worked for the Sunday Telegraph as a Washington DC political correspondent, covering the 2008 United States elections and Barack Obama's campaign and subsequent victory. He has also previously written for the Daily Mail and the Sunday Express.[2]
He is the author of All Out War (2016) about the EU referendum in 2016[3] and Fall Out (2017) about the 2017 UK general election.[4] In 2017 he was awarded Press Journalist of the Year by the London Press Club.[1]
In March 2019, Shipman reported an alleged coup in the Conservative Party to remove the Prime Minister, Theresa May from office.[5]
Bibliography[]
- Shipman, Tim (2016). All Out War: The Full Story of How Brexit Sank Britain's Political Class. William Collins. ISBN 9780008215156.
- Shipman, Tim (2017). Fall Out: A Year of Political Mayhem. William Collins. ISBN 9780008215156.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "SHIPMAN, Timothy James". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2019 (online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. (subscription or UK public library membership required) (subscription required)
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Tim Shipman". AM Heath Literary Agents. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "All Out War; The Brexit Club; The Bad Boys of Brexit review – rollicking referendum recollections". The Guardian. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ Bush, Stephen (7 December 2017). "Tim Shipman's Fall Out reveals the nastiness behind the scenes of a Tory tragedy". New Statesman. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "PM May facing plot from minister to oust her – Sunday Times reporter". Reuters. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
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