Emily Maitlis

British journalist, regularly appearing on BBC broadcasts · United Kingdom · On the map · Journalists · Born 1970 · age 56

Emily Maitlis is a British journalist and former newsreader for the BBC who was the lead anchor of the BBC Two news and current affairs programme Newsnight from 2018 until the end of 2021. Maitlis has since been a presenter of the daily podcast The News Agents on LBC Radio.

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3.8 times the usual readers on 5 November. 2,322 readers on 5 November, against about 616 a day before the rise.