George Eaton Keynote Speaker

  • Senior Editor at the New Statesman
  • Appeared on BBC News, Sky News, the Today programme, Newsnight and PM
  • Written for the Times, the Sunday Times and the Evening Standard

George Eaton's Biography

George Eaton is the New Statesman’s Senior Editor (politics) and Chief Leader Writer. Based in Westminster, he is renowned for his columns and features offering the inside track on the Labour government. Over the last year he has interviewed cabinet ministers including Foreign Secretary David Lammy, Health Secretary Wes Streeting, Energy Secretary Ed Miliband and Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds.

He also writes the Morning Call briefing three times a week to more than 57,000 subscribers and edited the New Statesman’s Left Power List and Right Power List. As well as the politics of the Labour government, his pieces cover policy areas including US-UK relations, Europe, China, net zero and the British economy.

George returned to Westminster in 2024 having previously edited the New Statesman’s award-winning website. He served as political editor from 2014-18, covering events including the Brexit referendum and the Scottish independence referendum. His interviewees have included Francis Fukuyama, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Christopher Hitchens, Michael Sandel and Steven Pinker.

He has contributed to the Times, the Sunday Times and the Evening Standard and appeared on BBC News, Sky News, the Today programme, Newsnight and PM.

George previously worked at PoliticsHome.com and graduated from Warwick University with a first-class degree in history and politics.

 

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George Eaton's Speaking Topics

  • Can Labour succeed in government?

  • Are the Conservatives doomed?

  • Could Reform win the next election?

  • Will Brexit be reversed?

  • Can the UK be a “bridge” between the US and the EU?

  • Can the UK escape economic stagnation?

  • Where is the political centre ground now?

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Videos of George Eaton

What is Starmerism? | The New Statesman podcast
Can Keir Starmer save Brexit? | UK politics | The New Statesman
Labour MPs fear winter fuel payment cut is "suicide" | The New Statesman

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