Adam Fleming

Robert Adam Fleming (born 2 April 1980) is a Scottish journalist and presenter for BBC News. He was formerly its Chief Political correspondent, Brussels correspondent, and has previously worked for Daily Politics and Newsround. He co-presented the podcast and television programme Brexitcast, before becoming lead presenter of its successor, Newscast.

Early life Fleming was born in 1980 in Glasgow and educated there at Hutchesons' Grammar School, an independent school, from 1989 to 1998. He went on to Hertford College at Oxford University where he studied geography, graduating in 2001 with a first class degree. Whilst at Oxford, Fleming edited The Oxford Student newspaper and worked in local radio. He began presenting Newscast after Brexitcast came to an end, and was replaced as Brussels correspondent by Nick Beake in summer 2020. In December 2020 he was appointed as the BBC News' chief political correspondent.

In June 2022, Fleming took a break from Westminster to launch Radio 4's new programme and podcast AntiSocial.

He presented an eight-part documentary series about the rise and fall of Boris Johnson for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds, released in 2022 and 2023.

Since summer 2024, he has been a regular stand-in presenter of Newsnight on BBC Two. He is a regular guest presenter on BBC 5 Live, hosting the Breakfast, phone-in, afternoon and late night shows .