For 20 years, he worked at Sky News, joining in 1996 as its business correspondent and later becoming a senior presenter.
He read Modern History for a BA (Hons) degree at Goldsmiths College, University of London.
[1] Longhurst joined Sky News in 1996, initially as business correspondent, before moving into the studio as a presenter.
In September 2022, Longhurst became a regular presenter of news-led content on the channel, hosting alongside Gloria De Piero[4] initially, and Pip Tomson more recently.
He also presented solo occasionally, and played a large part in the channel's coverage of the death of Queen Elizabeth II and Charles III's accession to the throne.