Paul Brand

Paul Brand (born 16 September 1985) is a Welsh journalist who is UK Editor of ITV News. He has been presenter of current affairs programme Tonight since 2022 and is also a regular presenter of ITV News at Ten, Good Morning Britain and a radio show on LBC. He was formerly a political correspondent for ITV News.

Early and personal life Brand grew up in Bridgend and St Athan, Wales. His mother trained as a solicitor. He grew up in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He attended his local comprehensive school, where he became head boy, and says he wanted to be a journalist from "about the age of 17 or 18". They have a son, born through a surrogate mother. He became a political correspondent for ITV News. During the 2016 EU membership referendum, Brand was the first reporter to call the defining result in Sunderland as Leave. Brand co-founded the campaign School Diversity Week, He hosts the ITV News podcast Acting Prime Minister.

Brand became UK Editor of ITV News in 2021.

Following Laura Kuenssberg's announcement of her departure as political editor of BBC News, Brand was described in the media as a frontrunner for the position. According to The Times, "several industry sources" claimed he had been approached by the BBC in connection with the position. However, he agreed to stay on at ITV after being offered new roles, including as the presenter of Tonight. Brand also continued in his role as UK Editor. He was reported to have agreed to a "substantial pay rise" for his new roles.

Brand is a stand-in presenter of Good Morning Britain, where he has presented with Kate Garraway and Ranvir Singh. He is also a regular presenter of ITV News at Ten and a show on LBC radio.

Awards Brand won the Broadcaster of the Year award at the 2019 PinkNews awards for his investigations into gay conversion therapy. alongside Dominique Heckels, for their reporting on the impact of COVID-19 in care homes. The same year he was also named London Press Club Broadcaster of the Year.

His podcast, Partygate: The Inside Story, made with producer Nathan Lee, won a Gold award at the British Podcast Awards 2023, as well as Podcast of the Year at the Society of Editors Media Freedom Awards in 2023 and an international AIB award.

At the 2025 Royal Television Society Awards, Brand won Specialist Journalist of the Year and Political Journalist of the Year for his investigations into assisted dying and his coverage of the 2024 general election.