Katy Balls (born c. 1990) is a British Journalist. She is deputy political editor of The Spectator.^[1][2]

Balls was born in Aberdeen to English parents.^[3] She grew up in North Berwick, Scotland, and attended North Berwick High School.^[4][5][6] She then studied Philosophy at the University of Durham, writing for the college paper Palatinate on travel and music.^{[7][8][9][10]}

Balls' media career began at The Daily Telegraph with the Mandrake column.^[11][12]

Balls was diary editor at The Spectator and became a political correspondent for it in December 2016, and was appointed deputy political editor in January 2019.^[13][14][15]

Balls writes a fortnightly column on Westminster politics for the i.^[16] It was nominated for Political Commentary of the Year at the 2017 Press Awards.^[17]

She currently hosts a podcast entitled Women With Balls.^[18]

Balls has made several television appearances, including The Bolt Report, Good Morning Britain, Sky News, Politics Live, The Andrew Marr Show and Have I Got News for You.^[19][20]