Laura Kuenssberg

Awards & Honours

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Laura Kuenssberg's most notable achievement is being the first woman to serve as political editor of BBC News, a role she held for seven years from 2015 to 2022. She also made history as the first business editor of ITV News when she joined in 2011. Her career has been marked by coverage of major political events, including multiple general elections and the Brexit referendum.

AwardsKuenssberg won the Most Promising Newcomer award in 2001 for her work as a home affairs correspondent for BBC North East and Cumbria. No other awards are publicly documented.

Honours & Distinctions

First woman to serve as political editor of BBC News

BBC·2015

Appointed as the first female political editor in the BBC's history.

First business editor of ITV News

ITV·2011

Created the role of business editor at ITV News.