📣Some job news!

Excited to be joining ITV News full-time as a general reporter.

I've had a great few years with the small but mighty ITV London team.

Looking forward to covering the UK and beyond!

After George Galloway MP declared his Rochdale win 'for Gaza', I asked him how much he really cares about Rochdale...

That didn't go down too well.

We spoke again for longer a bit later - watch ITV Granada Reports tonight.

Huge backlash building against Lee Anderson’s comments suggesting Sadiq Khan is “friends” with Islamists who are taking control of London.

Anderson no longer has a role at the top of the party but PM will no doubt be asked next week whether he condones the comments.

Fantastic podcast by Sam Holder please listen all, Abraham deserves justice!! bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Surge in anti-Jewish hatred hits all-time high fueled by Middle East conflict | video report by Sam Holder
itv.com/news/london/20…

Good photo of Alan Bates. I should know. I took it, when there weren’t that many people interested in the #PostOfficeScandal . Now the ⁦The Telegraph⁩ have stolen it. I asked them to contact me last week when they used it without permission. They didn’t. telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/01/3…

ITV News and Sam Holder did a great job covering the Free Jason Moore murder case last night.

Newsquest Investigates/Romford Recorder's podcast series is in production (I'm working on it today).

Watch this space for updates.

An excerpt from ITV's report:

romfordrecorder.co.uk/news/24060513.…

Jason Moore: Victim’s family fight to clear convicted murderer’s name, writes ITV News Reporter Sam Holder itv.com/news/2024-01-1…

“What on earth is going on… in British politics?”

From Wednesday, Robert Peston and Anushka Asthana will be giving their analysis to @TomBradby in our new weekly podcast.

Watch them on #ITVX or hear them #TalkingPolitics wherever you get your podcasts… itv.com/news/2024-01-0…

If you need a bit of uplifting news - watch this

100 year-old D-day veteran David Morgan had the surprise of his life during a special Christmas lunch...
itv.com/watch/news/the… via ITVX

The Taxi Charity doing what they do for the veterans. David’s reaction to being told what he was about to receive, wonderful. Honoured to have been present, these are few and far between now.

'Somebody blow up the venue' — Harriet Bradley, emeritus professor at Bristol Uni + ex-Labour councillor, responds to Jewish Labour Movement event I'm speaking at next month

West Streeting, Luciana Berger & Peter Mandelson among speakers

Avon and Somerset Police CST (h/t Daniel Sugarman)

'We've seen the massive protests in Central London on both sides... so in a sense it was the right decision'

The leader of Havering Council on his controversial Chanukah cancellation - but says he doesn't regret it.

Watch here 👇
itv.com/news/london/20…

#Hanukkah

Havering Borough Council has cancelled its Hanukkah celebration this year.

The council says the Jewish festival 'could risk further inflaming tensions' because of the conflict in the Middle East.

Sam Holder spoke with the rabbi who was supposed to lead the event.

#Havering …

I hope Metropolitan Police find & charge 'death to all the Jews' woman. Vast majority of marchers wanted peace but it emboldens worst of the anti-semites and it must be very scary if you are a Jewish Londoner #CeasefireinGazaNOW

London. 2023. Nobody speaks out...

Grim scenes in London yesterday.

Warning - foul, vile language

The far-right march was a bunch of thugs, of course it was.

The Khaybar chant - genocidally antisemitic in nature - has now been seen every single week at the “peaceful” Palestine march. If you want to pretend it isn’t happening, that’s on you.