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Duncan Weldon (journalist)

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Duncan Weldon
Born
Peter Duncan Weldon

1982
Northumberland, England, UK
NationalityBritish
OccupationJournalist
Employer(s)BBC (2014-present), Labour Party
Political partyLabour Party

Duncan Weldon is a former political advisor and journalist. He was appointed as BBC Newsnight's Economics and Business editor in 2014.[1]

Weldon joined the Labour Party at age 18.[1]

Prior to joining the BBC, he worked as an advisor for Harriet Harman MP and as an economist at the Trades Union Congress.[citation needed]

Weldon previously wrote blogs at the Left Foot Forward website,[2] LabourList and The Fabian Society.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b Rayner, Gordon (21 March 2014). "Newsnight economics editor Duncan Weldon's 'embarrassing' fascist past" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  2. ^ "Duncan Weldon - Left Foot Forward". leftfootforward.org.
Media offices
Preceded by Economics Editor: BBC Newsnight
2014 – present
Succeeded by