THE BACKSTORY

I have been a journalist for almost quarter of a century. God I'm old. I started out on the Taunton Times, then moved to London, working first for the Press Association, getting my break as a press gallery reporter in the Commons. Then the Western Morning News, Independent on Sunday, MailOnline and The Times.

More of my (working) life story here

Today you can find my on BBC Radio 5 Live each weekday live from Westminster from 2pm, daily on the podcast Matt Chorley's Urgent Questions, each Monday on the Americast podcast, each Friday on BBC Two's Newsnight, and occasionally on things like ITV's Lorraine and BBC One's Have I Got News For You, when they can't find anyone better.