Kevin John Maguire (born 20 September 1960) is a British political journalist and is currently associate editor at the Daily Mirror newspaper.
[2] Maguire passed his eleven plus, and attended South Shields Grammar-Technical School for Boys from 1972 to 1974.
During his time at The Guardian, he used the term "awkward squad" in an article in 2001 to describe the new generation of left-wing trade union leaders who had emerged at the start of the 21st century in opposition to the policies implemented by New Labour after they entered government.
[10] He is a frequent guest on Jeremy Vine, a Channel 5 daytime TV talk show.
Maguire is married to the journalist and novelist Emma Burstall; they live in South West London and have two sons and one daughter.