Robert Peston

Robert Peston is ITV’s political editor, presenter of the politics show “Peston” and the podcast “The Rest is Money”, and founder of the education charity, Speakers for Schools. He has written seven critically acclaimed books, including his two latest, “Bust?” – on how to fix the malaise in the UK and the West – and a thriller set in the financial crisis, “The Crash”. Peston has won more than 30 awards for his journalism, including Journalist of the Year, Specialist Journalist of the Year and Scoop of the Year (twice) from the Royal Television Society. His blog is itv.com/robertpeston, and he is @peston on Twitter.