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Senior Political Commentator @GBNEWS; also political comment for Sunday Mirror; formerly Britain’s longest serving political editor

House of Commons, London
Joined July 2009
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‘Oh come off it!’ Former Conservative special adviser Claire Pearsall and GB News’ Chief Political Commentator Nigel Nelson furiously clash over the Tories’ plans to cut welfare.
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'The ECHR is a great champion of freedom of expression' Nigel Nelson reacts to David Walliams being named as the famous man who failed to get a High Court injunction against two media organisations to prevent them from reporting allegations against him
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'The betrayal of 17.4 million people is absolutely shameful!' Sarah Pochin fumes on The Martin Daubney Show as leaked EU proposals raise questions over borders, laws and taxpayers’ contributions. 📺 Freeview 236, Sky 512, Virgin 604 🖥️ GB News on YouTube: bit.ly/3vAYaw0 🔓 Become a GB News Member: gbnews.com/support
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Hi you two. Happy birthday probably not so small person (now).🎂🍾 Always look forward to Friday morning newspaper reviews with you both, especially when Claire keeps Nigel properly informed!👍 I’ll be giving you my usual 👋 👋 wave.
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Out with @NigelNelson celebrating the #SmallPerson on his 18th birthday 🥳🥂. So proud of him (the small person, but the husband is pretty good too)
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'This shouldn't take years.' Nigel Nelson and Claire Pearsall CLASH over the Chancellor being accused of 'unhelpful fiddling' after welfare changes. 📺 Freeview 236, Sky 512, Virgin 604 🇬🇧 Become a Friend of GB News: gbnews.com/support
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'I don't see why we need to bring religious beliefs into it.' Nigel Nelson and Claire Pearsall discuss police forces warning against trick or treating this year.
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'Labour seems to favour taking private money when it suits them to fund all of these aspects.' Nigel Nelson and Claire Pearsall discuss Ministers' plans for 'off-the-books' defence funding.
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'When Burnham got the job, he promised to reverse 40-years of neoliberalism, instead we got 40 pence off gherkins.' Nigel Nelson and Carole Malone debate whether the budget served as a 'pre-election trap'.
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'Why is this a priority?!' Westminster's 'finest cross party couple' Claire Pearsall and Nigel Nelson clash over revelations that the Ministry of Defence spent £3m on diversity schemes.
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‘I think those changes came too late!’ Watch as former Conservative Immigration Minister Tom Pursglove debates Nigel Nelson over Shabana Mahmood’s plans to extend the qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain. 📺 Freeview 236, Sky 512, Virgin 604
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Thanks to brilliant team on today's @GBNews show especially awesome @forster_k 👩‍🦰 & long-suffering @NigelNelson 😉 Huge thanks as always to fab viewers & listeners 🙏 #GBNews Back 3-6pm Thursday☺️
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‘You sold your family down the river... I think he’s skint!’ @DawnNeesom and @NigelNelson gives their take on Prince Harry’s reconciliation efforts with his brother and father following his exclusive GQ interview. 📺 Freeview 236, Sky 512, Virgin 604
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‘People don’t want to see their politicians behaving like influencers.’ Claire Pearsall and Nigel Nelson respond to criticism of John Healey and Ed Miliband for a social media video of them tasting Thai snacks in a tuk-tuk in Bangkok ahead of the Budget.
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'It's a lie that people didn't know what they were voting for!' Tempers flare as Martin Daubney and Nigel Nelson discuss as yet unproven claims by Andy Burnham that Russia somehow interfered in the Brexit Referendum. 🇬🇧 Become a Friend of GB News: gbnews.com/support
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