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Archie Mitchell
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Political Correspondent, The Independent
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A story I worked on with the great @archieaustin.bsky.social splashes front page of The Independent today.
March 9, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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NEW: Reform UK deputy Richard Tice has embellished his own CV despite repeatedly mocking the chancellor as "Rachel from accounts" for exaggerating on hers.
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Reform deputy who mocked Reeves over CV found to have exaggerated on his own CV
Exclusive: Richard Tice has repeatedly mocked Rachel Reeves for having allegedly embellished her CV, but The Independent can reveal the Reform UK deputy leader has in fact exagerrated his own business...
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February 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Exclusive: Taxpayers will foot a £67m bill after ministers extended a post-Brexit contract with the controversial firm at the heart of the Horizon IT scandal, Fujitsu
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Britain hands £67m Brexit contract to firm at centre of Post Office IT scandal
Exclusive: Lord Arbuthnot, who campaigned for wrongly convicted subpostmasters, said it sent the message the country ‘doesn’t care about the unethical behaviour shown by Fujitsu’
www.independent.co.uk
February 1, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Keir Starmer is under pressure to cut Elon Musk’s access to government contracts and funding after the billionaire’s firms raked in more than £190m of taxpayer cash since 2016.

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Starmer urged to scrap ties with Musk’s firms after they receive £190m from taxpayers
Exclusive: Firms owned by Elon Musk have raked in more than £190m of taxpayer cash since 2016, sparking calls for Sir Keir Starmer to prevent any further public funds going to the billionaire’s sprawl...
www.independent.co.uk
January 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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British food sales to Europe have plummeted by a fifth since 2018, the farming minister has admitted, sparking calls for Labour to slash post-Brexit red tape and strike a food standards agreement with the EU.
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Minister reveals alarming drop in British food exports to EU since Brexit
Exclusive: Food sales to the EU have crashed by a fifth since Brexit, a minister has revealed, as Sir Keir Starmer faces mounting pressure to slash red tape for UK firms selling in Europe
www.independent.co.uk
January 6, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Brexit has dealt "an entirely self-inflicted blow to the economy".
Labour's red lines have to go.
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UK food sales to EU slump by a fifth after Brexit, minister reveals
Exclusive: Food sales to the EU have crashed by a fifth since Brexit, a minister has revealed, as Sir Keir Starmer faces mounting pressure to slash red tape for UK firms selling in Europe
www.independent.co.uk
January 6, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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Our latest research by @emilylydgate.bsky.social and Alex Carson-Taylor finds significant divergence in EU and UK agri-food legislation since Brexit which has increased costs and reduced trade to the EU as reported by @archieaustin.bsky.social
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Brexit hits UK food exports by £3bn as Starmer urged to strike deal with Brussels
British food sales to the EU have fallen by almost a fifth since the end of the Brexit transition period, a new report shows
www.independent.co.uk
December 3, 2024 at 12:37 PM
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Keir Starmer has kicked off the hunt for a “sherpa” to guide his post-Brexit reset with the European Union ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the White House… 👇👇
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Starmer ramps up post-Brexit reset with recruitment of EU relations ‘sherpa’
The prime minister is ramping up his efforts to rebuild ties with Brussels, recruiting a second permanent secretary in the Cabinet Office focused primarily on the UK’s relationship with the EU
www.independent.co.uk
November 22, 2024 at 7:20 PM
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Leading musicians have warned that “Brexit is hell” as a damning report has revealed the damage of Britain’s departure from the EU on the UK’s music industry.

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‘Brexit is hell,’ artists say as report reveals toll of EU exit on musicians
Brexit has been ‘a catastrophe’ for the industry, with nine in 10 artists facing a hit to their earnings, UK Music’s annual economic report said
www.independent.co.uk
November 20, 2024 at 9:03 AM
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Keir Starmer under fresh pressure over Brexit as tens of thousands back calls to rejoin EU
MPs will likely debate Britain's future in Europe in the Commons after 35,000 voters signed the petition in just three weeks...
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Starmer under fresh pressure over Brexit as tens of thousands back calls to rejoin EU
Exclusive: Sir Keir Starmer will likely see MPs debate the call in the Commons after 35,000 voters signed the petition in just three weeks
www.independent.co.uk
November 18, 2024 at 4:10 PM