Robert Peston is ITV’s Political Editor and the host of the channel’s politics and news interview programme, Peston. He provides in-depth coverage of the latest developments in Westminster and conducts interviews with key national and international figures. Additionally, he co-hosts the podcast The Rest Is Money with Steph McGovern, where they decode economic jargon and explore essential financial issues past and present.

Before his ITV role, Robert was the BBC’s Economics Editor, where he illuminated the stories behind the statistics and explained the impacts of domestic, European, and global economic changes. Previously, as the BBC’s Business Editor, Robert broke numerous exclusive and influential stories about the global financial landscape. His reporting revealed the crises at Northern Rock and RBS, the emergency rescue of HBOS, and the wider turmoil of the credit crunch, bailouts, and austerity measures.