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Daisy Candida McAndrew ( née Sampson; born 20 May 1972) is an English journalist.
Following the 2001 general election, McAndrew decided to develop a career in broadcasting, making regular contributions across television and radio and presenting Channel 4's lunchtime political programme, Powerhouse.
In January 2003, using her maiden name, Daisy Sampson, McAndrew came to national prominence as a BBC News presenter co-hosting the weekday lunchtime Daily Politics with Andrew Neil, and presenting Yesterday in Parliament on BBC Breakfast. In 2005, from January to August, she presented the weekday drive-time radio show for London's LBC.
In September 2005, McAndrew joined ITN as Chief Political Correspondent for ITV News, and in June 2008 became ITV News Economics Editor after returning from maternity leave. She occasionally acted as a newscaster of ITV News weekend bulletins and the ITV Lunchtime News, from 2006 to 2007 and again 2010–2011. In August 2011 she began working under the new title of special correspondent. In December 2012 she left ITN. McAndrew was an occasional news reviewer for the ITV daytime programme This Morning.
In January 2006, it was alleged that McAndrew was responsible for the ITV News story that led to Liberal Democrat Leader Charles Kennedy being forced to reveal that he was a recovering alcoholic. 'Blonde assassin' who was behind Kennedy downfall scotsman.com, 7 January 2006 Kennedy's party colleagues chose to capitalise on what was already low-key public knowledge, and this forced his resignation and triggered a leadership election. Having served as Kennedy's personal press secretary, McAndrew's role in this story was widely questioned; How Chatshow Charlie was left high and dry scotsman.com, 8 January 2006 And finally? Not when ITN has a sackload of exclusives The Observer, 19 February 2006 some broadcasters and journalists aired the view that she had turned on her former employer, and dubbed her "the blonde assassin".
In February 2007, McAndrew's reporting was questioned, this time by Ofcom. She claimed on air that an interview of Tony Blair by Michael Parkinson revealed that Blair believed God played a role in his decision to go to war in Iraq. ITV was forced to apologise following the ruling. ITV News rebuked for misreporting Blair interview The Observer, 27 February 2007
Since 2013, she has worked for several Television as a freelance reporter, journalist and presenter and currently has a British Royal Family Commentator contract with NBC that originated from April 2021.
In August 2005, she married John McAndrew, former editor of The Daily Politics; her husband became Director of News & Programmes at GB News, but reportedly resigned on 16 July 2021. John McAndrew was appointed Director of News Programmes at the BBC in November 2022.
They have two children.
In 2015, the international media development charity Internews announced that she had been appointed to their trustee board in the UK.
Personal life
Daisy Sampson is the daughter of the writer and humourist Alistair Sampson.
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