Tom Harwood

About

Journalist and political commentator most famous for becoming the deputy political editor of GB News after having served as the network's political correspondent and host of its television program The Briefing: AM with Tom Harwood. He had previously worked as a reporter for Guido Fawkes, a right-wing political news website, and as a prevalent contributor and columnist for The Daily Telegraph.

Before Fame

After receiving his primary education from The Perse School, he attended St. Mary's College at Durham University, where he earned a degree in politics. While attending, he was elected as president of The Durham Union, the university's debate team. He was also elected as a National Union of Students delegate in what The Times referred to as "a landslide victory" after he ran a satirical campaign involving viral videos of parodic pledges and proposals.

Trivia

In 2019, at just 22 years old, he became the youngest panelist to ever be featured on a standard version episode of BBC Question Time, a popular topical debate program. The same year, he was also named on the LBC talk radio station's list of Top 100 Most Influential Conservatives of the year.

Family Life

His father is a partner at a property consultancy firm, while his mother is an elementary school teacher. He has one sister.

Associated With

He has been a frequent guest of hosts Victoria Derbyshire, Kirsty Wark, and Faisal Islam on the BBC news and current affairs program Newsnight.