Daisy Deering is a local news journalist at the East London Times (ELT), covering local, regional and global politics, current affairs and culture. Born and raised in Hackney, she is committed to reporting on the issues that shape and affect the communities she knows and serves. Her work spans local and national reporting, international affairs and in-depth explorations of cultural and political phenomena. With a strong focus on lived experience, Daisy is particularly interested in how political decisions, social change and major events affect real people and communities. Alongside her work at the ELT, Daisy is also an employee of the Financial Times. She is approaching the completion of her degree in History and Politics at the University of Cambridge, bringing an interdisciplinary perspective to her reporting and a keen interest in the historical and political forces shaping contemporary society.