Ben Wright is a BBC political correspondent.

Early life

The son of former Labour MP and Public Administration Select Committee chairman Tony Wright, and his wife, Moira Phillips, Ben was born in Birmingham.

Wright was educated at the voluntary-aided grammar school King Edward VI Five Ways in Bartley Green, Birmingham, and St Peter's College, Oxford, where he read Modern History.

Career

Prior to being appointed a BBC political correspondent in March 2008, Wright had worked on a number of programmes, including The World at One, Today, PM, and The Daily Politics. Wright was appointed political correspondent along with Iain Watson as replacements for the departing James Hardy and Guto Harri. He has worked extensively for the BBC, covering stories around the world, including India, the United States and mainland Europe. Wright currently focuses primaily on issues relating to British politics.

Personal life

He is presently dating Poppy Mitchell-Rose, the personal assistant to Chancellor of the Exchequor, George Osbourne.[1]

References

  1. ^ Polly Dunbar (16 January, 2011). "From cricket to the catwalk to Westminster, public school accents are back: We reveal Britain's 50 most powerful posh people under 30". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2011-01-16. ((cite web)): Check date values in: |date= (help)

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