Anushka Asthana
@AnushkaAsthana
Channel 4 News; Author of Taken As Red - a New Statesman book of the year. Previously ITV News, Guardian (inc Today in Focus), the Times, Sky News, Observer
"That grouping [of Independents] will come together, there will be an alternative" Ex Labour Leader @jeremycorbyn says he is "here to serve the people" as he outlines plans for a new party #Peston
EVENT | Inside Trump's America: In conversation with Tim Ryan 📆Monday 14 July, 12.30 ➡️@RepTimRyan joins @AnushkaAsthana to share his experiences of US politics – and what other countries can learn from the return of President Trump. 🔗Register here: instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/inside-t…
How can Democrats build a winning agenda that reconnects with working Americans? Join former Rep. Tim Ryan in London on July 14 as he shares insights from the frontlines of U.S. politics, in conversation with @AnushkaAsthana. instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/inside-t…
So looking forward to this: former Congressman Tim Ryan and senior advisor to @ppi in conversation with @AnushkaAsthana @Channel4News U.S. Editor, at the @instituteforgov Sign up to join in person or online here: instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/inside-t…
Top journalist. Natural broadcaster. Geek whisperer. Queen of the Screen. Dream colleague… And most importantly. Assassin from 12 yards! @AnushkaAsthana can do it all End of an era at Team Peston this week. But we all know she’s going to be a megastar in the US 📊 🖥️ ⭐️
7️⃣ years, 2️⃣5️⃣3️⃣ episodes, hundreds of #GeekOfTheWeek badges, and endless chaos in the livestream breaks! This week we said farewell to the brilliant @AnushkaAsthana who is now Washington-bound 🇺🇸 Here’s how she signed off her last #Peston show👇
Here is to the brilliant *GEEKS* who have fuelled Screeny for the last 7 years! I’ll miss you! #geekoftheweek #peston
7️⃣ years, 2️⃣5️⃣3️⃣ episodes, hundreds of #GeekOfTheWeek badges, and endless chaos in the livestream breaks! This week we said farewell to the brilliant @AnushkaAsthana who is now Washington-bound 🇺🇸 Here’s how she signed off her last #Peston show👇
.@AnushkaAsthana : “I’m fed up of waiting for a female labour leader” @AngelaRayner “You might have to wait and see…” The Deputy Prime Minister is asked if a woman will succeed Keir Starmer by the time Anushka is back from America in a few years #Peston
.@AnushkaAsthana: "What concessions could you offer them?" @AngelaRayner: “I'm not going to get into that on your show tonight. Those discussions are ongoing..." Watch the full interview 👇 💻 9PM on X & YouTube 📺 1045PM on ITV1 #Peston
One possible concession on welfare (that I’ve heard talked about) is to change the PIP rules so you need to score at least a 3 instead of a 4 to qualify. @resfoundation say that would hit 35% of people on PIP daily living compared to 46% now, 314,000 fewer people

My last Peston show tonight 😭! Do tune in- I’ll be chatting to the deputy prime minister @AngelaRayner
Will the government listen to MPs concerns and offer concessions before Tuesday’s vote on the Welfare bill?📜 @AnushkaAsthana will ask Deputy PM @AngelaRayner in a big interview for tonight’s show #Peston
President Trump on Israel and Iran: "We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the fuck they’re doing."
We are 🅻🅸🆅🅴 comment below & share to join the debate Joining @Peston & @AnushkaAsthana tonight 👇 🇮🇱@TzipiHotovely 🤝@LordRickettsP 🇺🇲@Scaramucci 🔴@RLong_Bailey 🔵@RobertBuckland #Peston
Exclusive with @larisamlbrown Britain is weighing up whether to provide military support to the US in the event that President Trump decides to bomb Iran Sir Keir Starmer will chair a Cobra meeting with senior officials and ministers this afternoon to discuss a series of…
Meanwhile... the Department for Work and Pensions have just released info on the welfare bill - which will give people due to lose PIP 13 weeks before it kicks in, as a transitional period. 1/
Who said it?: Corbyn or Farage? 🗣️ During this week’s break we asked @johnmcdonnellmp and @TiceRichard to guess who said each quote 💬 How many did you get right? And what do you think of Farage adopting some of the language of the left? Let us know below ✍️👇 #Peston