Published 5/21/2026, 10:56:39 PM · Updated 5/22/2026, 12:29:33 AMBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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The Guardian’s political editor, a prominent features writer and a brave young Palestinian reporter are among those to have been honoured at the Press Awards in London.
The awards celebrate the best journalism across all news media publishers distributing in the UK.
Pippa Crerar, the Guardian’s political editor, won Political Journalist of the Year, for work including an exclusive in 2025 on Downing Street rethinking winter fuel payment cuts after Labour’s losses in local elections.
Simon Hattenstone, a prominent features writer for the Guardian, scooped Broadsheet Feature Writer of the Year.
His moving account of the demise of gifted musician Joe Black, who was badly let down by his homeless hostel, was highlighted at the awards.