Rachel Mynfreda Sylvester (born 13 November 1969) is a British political journalist who writes for The Times.

In 1998, she left for a one-year period as the political editor of the Independent on Sunday newspaper.

[citation needed] She returned to the Telegraph in 1999 as assistant editor (politics), a position she held until 2008.

Leadsom stood aside in the aftermath of the interview's release to allow May to become leader, which the Evening Standard said "confirmed Sylvester's status as one of the country's most influential political commentators".

[6] Sylvester presents the interview series Past Imperfect with Alice Thomson on Times Radio, which began in July 2020.