James landale bbc biography

British journalist

James Landale is a British journalist who is the diplomatic correspondent of the BBC.

Education

Landale was educated at Eton College,^[1] where he was a near-contemporary of future Prime Minister David Cameron, before going on to study at the University of Bristol.

While studying Politics there, he became the first editor of Epigram, the university's independent student newspaper.^[2] In July , Landale was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree by the University of Bristol in recognition of his journalistic achievements.^[3]

Career

Before joining the BBC in , Landale spent 10 years as a reporter with The Times newspaper, latterly as Assistant Foreign Editor.

In Landale wrote Duel, a book about a duel in Kirkcaldy involving his ancestor David Landale.

Landale was chief political correspondent for the BBC News Channel until when he became Deputy Political Editor, assisting then Political Editor Nic