Michael Walker

Michael Walker (born ) is a British political journalist, presenter, commentator, and activist. He is a contributing editor at Novara Media, where he hosts the organisation's flagship live news programme Novara Live (previously TyskySour).

Early life and education Walker was born in .

Career Walker joined Novara Media as a presenter and contributing editor. He hosts Novara Live, the organisation's regular live-streamed news and political commentary programme on YouTube, which was previously known as TyskySour. Under Walker's hosting, Novara Live has been described by Amnesty International UK as "the most watched online daily news show in the UK".

While covering the Labour Party conference in Brighton in September 2017, Walker and another journalist from Novara Media were denied entry by Sussex Police. Reportedly refused press accreditation and barred from entering the event, Walker's exclusion was criticised by media freedom advocates including the Index on Censorship, which described it as an infringement on journalistic freedom.

Walker has also written articles for publications including the New Statesman, Jacobin, and The Independent.

Walker launched the podcast Crash Course with Michael Walker in 2022, with the first season focusing on Britain's rental crisis. The podcast, described as "A crash course into the issues essential for understanding the word today", has published 52 episodes with an average length of 43 minutes.

Walker regularly appears on television news programmes and debates, including appearances on the BBC, Sky News, and Channel 5. He has appeared on GB News, including a debate with Kelvin MacKenzie in which he challenged the network's editorial stance on the Gaza war. He has also appeared on Piers Morgan's programmes, including Piers Morgan Uncensored.

Views Walker's political views have evolved over time. In a 2019 podcast interview, he explained that he had "moved away from anarchism" and now identifies as a "class war social democrat". He has written analysis defending Corbyn's electoral performance, arguing in Jacobin that "it wasn't only the media that defeated Jeremy Corbyn" but also internal party divisions.

Recognition and nominations In 2025, Walker was nominated alongside Ash Sarkar for the Amnesty International UK Media Awards' inaugural "People's Choice Award", recognising their work on Novara Live. The nomination was made by Amnesty supporters who described their work as "informative, balanced and heroic" and praised their "commitment to independent, truthful journalism". The award was established to give the public the opportunity to vote for the UK journalist they believed had made an outstanding contribution to human rights reporting over the past year.

Personal life

Walker is gay. In a 2017 New Statesman profile, he described himself as an "activist first, journalist second" and a "class war social democrat".