Benjamin Butterworth
@benjaminbutter
Journalist and broadcaster. Senior reporter for @theipaper. Indefatigable 🚨
Jones specialises in moralising about everyone else, but is completely unable to admit it on his own ‘side’. This is the expose this bully deserved.
Owen Jones tells Piers Morgan he '100%' believes Bob Vylan wasn't chanting for the death of actual soldiers. Piers then plays him a new clip that makes him eat his words... Full episode dropping at 6pm (1pm ET). @piersmorgan | @owenjonesjourno
Good morning ☀️ I’m looking at Saturday’s newspapers with @LeahBoleto and @indiamctaggart. Join us on Sky News at 7:45 and 8:45 🗞️
Honoured to meet Zelda Perkins, whose powerful campaigning with @cbmsilence has been vital in highlighting misuse of NDAs to silence workers. We're banning NDAs that prevent people from speaking out about harassment and discrimination. #CantBuyMySilence
Another wonderful evening at the Savile with the legendary @Jo_Coburn as well as @tomhfh @benjaminbutter @CalumAM & @CameronDLWalker, who are alright I suppose 😉
I recently spent a week backpacking across Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. I’ve visited many of the world’s dangerous countries, and this one was quite something. I’ve shared the story over on instagram - the link is in my bio if you want to see what happened.
Thank you for all the thoughtful comments in recent days. I really appreciate it. I am back to work for the first time tonight reviewing Sunday’s newspapers on @SkyNews. On until midnight.
What's on Sunday's front pages? 📰 @SkyGillian takes a first look at tomorrow's top stories with journalist @benjaminbutter and writer and @estherckrakue. #PressPreview 👉 trib.al/8DFrl8l 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
👀 Bosses will be banned from using non-disclosure agreements to silence employees who have suffered harassment and discrimination in the workplace. theguardian.com/law/2025/jul/0…
The triple lock has cost around 3x more than expected. In our central projection, the triple lock explains 1.6pts of the 2.7% of GDP rise in state pension spending. If recent volatility persists, it could add a further 1.5pts; a steadier path could reduce it by 1.3pts.
This response is actually incredibly revealing. Rather than recognise the problem, the TfL boss’s first reaction was to make (farcical) excuses to justify the status quo. It’s exactly this stalemate attitude that is how we have such inefficient and unacceptable public services.
🚨 Is Sadiq Khan’s TfL Chief seriously suggesting that people like @tomhfh and @lfg_uk are spraying graffiti just so they can clean it off themselves? Why on earth would they have to do that?
The pull factor for Channel immigrants is how easy it is to work illegally in Britain. ID cards would cripple that black market.
'I do not have to prove my existence in my own country!' Gawain Towler hits back at Benjamin Butterworth's idea of using ID cards as a policy to help deal with the migrant crisis.
It appears Soho institution Balans Cafe has closed down. If this is due to business viability, then it raises serious questions about Westminster Council’s refusal to allow outdoor dining during summer.
At Glastonbury yesterday, a band called for “inshallah, from the river to the sea.” The crowd cheered. When I hear that phrase chanted with joy, I feel fear and - whoever you are - so should you. Most people don’t understand what it means. But it’s been used for decades by…
If the Ku Klux Klan released a rap anthem, the BBC wouldn’t broadcast it just because they walked on stage at Glastonbury. Bosses have questions to answer over Bob Vylan.
Come join us @gbnews news with @benleo444 @benjaminbutter and @JakeBerry
The BBC has commented for the first time on the Bob Vylan broadcast - admitting it was wrong to broadcast the performance. “With hindsight we should have pulled the stream during the performance. We regret this did not happen”
