May 22 2013
Laura Kuenssberg Business News Speaker
Business Editor of ITV News and Business News Speaker
Laura Kuenssberg is a Business Editor who leads all business coverage for ITV News, providing analysis of the latest business stories, both in the UK and internationally. Formerly Chief Political Correspondent for the BBC, Laura won acclaim for her coverage of the 2010 General Election and the formation of the Coalition government. Other major stories Laura has covered include Barack Obama’s Presidential campaign, the build-up to the Iraq war and the accession of the Eastern European countries into the EU from Prague, Warsaw and Berlin.
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