From 1986 to 1989 he was the Political Reporter and then Home Affairs Correspondent for The Sunday Times.
During this time, he became a regular newspaper reviewer and political pundit on a variety of radio and television channels, including Sky News, BBC Radio 5 Live, Talksport, LBC, BBC GLR, Yorkshire Television, ITN and GMTV.
In 1998, Craig joined the Sunday Express newspaper as Political Editor, remaining with the paper for three years.
The capital had previously been served by a programme called Newsroom South East, covering a far wider region.
He also wrote a weekly political column for BBC London's website.