Mary Riddell
Assistant editor and columnist, Daily Telegraph
Mary Riddell is an assistant editor of the Daily Telegraph, where she is a columnist and political interviewer. A former deputy editor of Today, she has written for a number of national newspapers, including The Observer, on social, constitutional and foreign affairs, as well as covering criminal justice and Westminster politics. Her writing awards include Interviewer of the Year in the British Press Awards and a commendation in the feature-writing category. She has twice been named legal journalist of the year by the Bar Council and has previously been shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Journalism (2008).
Submitted articles
- Our humanity has failed us in Gaza
- A glimmer of hope in the dark heart of Africa?
- Rebuilding the lives of Congo’s child soldiers
- Labour is paying a high price for neglecting White Van Man
- It’s an unholy mess – people must be allowed to die as they wish
- In Afghanistan hope starts here, down a dirt track on the edge of Taliban country
