Michael Deacon (born 1980) [1] is a British right wing political journalist and broadcaster, who made his name writing satirical parliamentary sketches for The Daily Telegraph . [2]
After graduating from Sheffield University (BA), Deacon worked for the lads' magazine Zoo Weekly before joining The Daily Telegraph as a culture writer. He then replaced Andrew Gimson in 2011 as the newspaper's parliamentary sketch writer, which prompted an unsuccessful legal case by Gimson who alleged being the victim of age discrimination. [3] [4] [5] Deacon was promoted to columnist and assistant editor at The Daily Telegraph, while parliamentary sketch writing devolved upon Madeline Grant and Tim Stanley. [6]
Previously The Daily Telegraph's television critic, Deacon was shortlisted for the 2014 British Press Awards "Broadcast Columnist of the Year" [7] and "Critic of the Year", [8] losing out to Mark Steel and David Sexton [9] respectively. [10] He has also appeared on the BBC Radio 4 show The News Quiz .
Deacon lives with his wife and children at Windmill Hill, Kent. [11]
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