Simon Murphy

Thrilled to have won the Orwell Prize for reporting homelessness among such an impressive group of finalists. Thank you to the judges, Orwell Foundation, brilliant Mirror colleagues & editors, charities who helped w coverage, & those who trusted us to tell their stories.

New Reform councillor quits after being exposed in joint Mirror and @hopenothate investigation: mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…

EXC: One of Nigel Farage’s new Reform councillors claimed not to remember if he TWICE stood for BNP. We’ve been probing claim David Laing ran for the BNP, in joint investigation with @hopenothate: mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/f… << by @jeremyatmirror & me

A Reform candidate exposed for spreading racist bile has swept to a double victory in Nigel Farage’s backyard. Stuart Prior has won Essex county council and Rochford District Council seats. mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…

EXC: A wannabe Reform councillor standing in a key battleground despite initially failing vetting over racist posts claims he was a victim of Nigerian scammers. mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…

EXC: One of Nigel Farage’s Reform candidates has spread racist bile – even declaring white people “the master race”. Joint investigation with @hopenothate exposes Stuart Prior for a slew of hateful comments. Reform said it was “looking into” posts. mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/r…

EXC: An investigation can today expose how Reform candidates are on a leaked British National Party list. Joint probe with @hopenothate: mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/h… < by @DailyMirrorDan and me

Exc: A Reform candidate who has met Nigel Farage is an Oswald Mosley fan. mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…

Exc: A Reform candidate who met King Charles can today be exposed for a series of “stomach-churning” anti-Muslim comments. Daniel Devaney’s posts were uncovered by @hopenothate. mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/r…

Exc: One of Nigel Farage’s Reform candidates peddled a Covid conspiracy theory – and even branded the late Queen a “fraud” who should be overthrown. mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/r…

Exc: A Reform local elections campaigner whose tanning salon was visited by Nigel Farage praised Adolf Hitler, we can reveal. We confronted Aaron Taylor with dossier of evidence compiled by @hopenothate. mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…

Today's Daily Mirror splash – Anything to declare, Mr Jenrick? mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…

Riding a horse against a snowy backdrop, Maksym Ostroushko looks a picture of freedom amid nature. But the Ukrainian military veteran wasn’t always so fortunate… he was once a prisoner of war. Dispatch from Kyiv oblast, with pictures by Andy Stenning. mirror.co.uk/news/world-new…

In the shadow of death, a proud Ukrainian woman tells me about life. Standing by a poignant Kyiv memorial honouring the fallen, Olha Guyazdovska says she is tired of war. But it is far from over. mirror.co.uk/news/world-new… (report from Kyiv, pictures by Andy Stenning)

A grandmother who survived an attack in war-torn Ukraine has made a poignant plea for peace – as the country marks four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion. Report from Kyiv, with pictures by Andy Stenning: mirror.co.uk/news/world-new…

Alina was just about to eat lunch when war arrived at her home. Days after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, she was served a taste of horror in an air attack. But the mum somehow escaped injury. Balakliia dispatch (pictures: Andy Stenning) mirror.co.uk/news/world-new…

Dead sunflowers line the road into a snowy Ukrainian village only miles from fighting. But despite the hardship of overcoming brutal Russian occupation, life here has endured… so it might bloom again. Dispatch from Kramarivka, pictures by Andy Stenning. mirror.co.uk/news/world-new…

'The world must know the truth' - today's Daily Mirror. Dispatch about mass grave site near Izium, Ukraine. mirror.co.uk/news/world-new… (Pictures: Andy Stenning)

As Snow White glides across the stage, it could be a scene enjoyed by children in almost any theatre. But these kids are watching ballet deep underground near Ukraine’s frontline… against the backdrop of an air raid warning. mirror.co.uk/news/world-new… (Pictures by Andy Stenning)

Just miles from the frontline, a Ukrainian mum tells how she longs to go home. But Vika Ivanova’s family faces a problem… war keeps chasing them further away. Dispatch from Hnylytsia Persha, in Kharkiv Oblast: mirror.co.uk/news/world-new…

Exc: Reform defector Suella Braverman has been bankrolled by a think-tank backing the US immigration agency behind a deadly shooting. mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…