Julia Atherley is Home Affairs Correspondent atThe Sun,having joined the company in 2020. She specialises in stories on immigration, justice and crime. This year she has reported on thecontinuing small boats crisis in the English Channelwith record numbers crossing in dangerous dinghies. She has a focus on stories about the criminal justice system, including bringing in exclusives aboutLabour's early release scheme,which will see thousands of prisoners let out early from overcrowded jails. Earlier this year she revealed that murdererJordan McSweeney had been charged with another crime behind barsafter allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with a prison officer. She routinely reports from inside Britain's prisons providing exclusive insights into the reality of the justice system. Julia has covered stories of national significance for The Sun including the Grenfell Tower Inquiry and theInfected Blood Inquiry.Other previous stories include revealingPutin’s secret mega yachtwhich was hidden in Italy and reporting on thecrossbow intruder at Windsor Castleon Christmas Day. She has led multiple campaigns includingThe Sun's fight to keep British Airways killerRobert Brown behind bars.She has a gold standard journalist qualification and a first class degree fromDurhamUniversity. She was invited as a member of The Media Leader's Future 100 Club, class of 2022.
