Andrew Sparrow (earlier)Journalist
The Guardian
Health & social care coverage read by Vital Signs
4 articles
Across 3 topics, first on 13 Nov 2025, most recently 16 Apr 2026.
This counts only pieces our coverage scan read on the topics Vital Signs tracks, not their full output.
Biography
Andrew Sparrow is a British journalist and senior political correspondent at The Guardian, where he writes the Politics Live blog covering Westminster as it happens. He joined the parliamentary lobby in 1994 and previously worked as a political correspondent for Thomson Regional Newspapers, the Western Mail, the Daily Mail, and the Daily Telegraph. He won the Press Awards Political Journalist of the Year in 2011, recognised for his live-blogging during the general election, and was nominated for the Orwell Prize in 2010. His Westminster political reporting regularly encompasses health and NHS policy as it moves through Parliament. He is also the author of Obscure Scribblers: A History of Parliamentary Journalism (2003).
References
- 1.Andrew Sparrow – Wikipedia — Establishes he is a British journalist, Lobby member, writes a live blog for The Guardian, won Press Awards Political Journalist of the Year 2011, was nominated for the Orwell Prize 2010, and trained at the South Wales Echo before working at the Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph.
- 2.Andrew Sparrow | The Orwell Foundation — Confirms his title as senior political correspondent on the Guardian website and his parliamentary lobby career from 1994 across multiple outlets.
- 3.Press Awards 2011: The full list of winners – Press Gazette — Confirms Andrew Sparrow of The Guardian won Political Journalist of the Year at the 2011 Press Awards.
- 4.Andrew Sparrow's Profile | The Guardian Journalist | Muck Rack — Identifies him as a Guardian journalist writing the Politics Live blog; lists published articles including health/NHS policy coverage.
- 5.Articles by Andrew Sparrow | Muck Rack
What they cover
Recent articles
- No 10 claims Starmer did not know Mandelson failed security vetting until this week – as it happened
The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking16 Apr 2026
- Met police launch investigation into alleged Mandelson-Epstein email leaks – as it happened
The GuardianCancer3 Feb 2026
- Labour’s Andrew Gwynne resigns paving the way for return of Andy Burnham as an MP– as it happened
The GuardianLearning disability & autism22 Jan 2026
- Starmer stands by McSweeney and says he has been ‘assured no briefings against ministers done from No 10’ – as it happened
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