Duncan Weldon (journalist)

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

Duncan Weldon
Born
Peter Duncan Weldon

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

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.

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

References

  1. 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
Paul Mason
Economics Editor: BBC Newsnight
2014 – present
Succeeded by
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