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Join Leah Boleto and WIJ as we sit for a fireside chat with Ash Sarkar.

The charismatic Ash Sarkar describes herself as anarcho-fabulous and a luxury-communist with the walk of a supermodel. An outspoken commentator on politics and the culture wars, her famous run-in with Piers Morgan went viral. She is contributing editor of Novara media, commentator on Newsnight and Question Time, as well as numerous other print and broadcast outlets. 

We explore what makes her tick, talk about the inspirational women in her family, the importance of humour as well as her love of good kebabs and Tottenham Hotspurs.

Leah Boleto is currently a reporter and presenter for Sky News.

Leah grew up in Tower Hamlets in East London, where she was told in a career chat that she should aim to work at Boots not the BBC. No offence to Boots of course.

Nonetheless Leah became a familiar face on BBC television for almost two decades fronting some of the corporations biggest natural history shows, tracking down the European eel for Autumnwatch to counting down Tim Peak to blast off to the International Space Station from the Science Museum.

Leah’s Journalism journey started with a flagship traineeship with Radio 1 Newsbeat before finding her home with the CBBC Newsround team where she covered presidential inaugurations, Olympic Games and World Cups.

Leah is now a freelance presenter working with Channel 5 News, Sky News and the BBC while managing two toddlers and Yorkshire terrier at home. She’s also one of the lead interviewers at the Henley Literary Festival.

Join us for drinks and networking after the event!