Rob Picheta

@robpicheta

2x Emmy-winning Enterprise Writer at CNN, creating long-form features for our digital platforms. If you have a story, I'd love to hear it: [email protected]

London, England

Joined March 2009

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Rob Picheta@robpicheta · Jun 16, 2024

I went to Clacton, to talk to the voters who could send Nigel Farage to Parliament. And I spoke to asylum seekers trapped in limbo, as they wait in Home Office-booked hotels a few miles down the coast. It was like stepping into two different worlds. 🧵

robpicheta's tweet image. I went to Clacton, to talk to the voters who could send Nigel Farage to Parliament.

And I spoke to asylum seekers trapped in limbo, as they wait in Home Office-booked hotels a few miles down the coast.

It was like stepping into two different worlds. 🧵

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Rob Picheta@robpicheta · Jun 2

Karol Nawrocki's victory in Poland is a remarkable political upset. The historian survived a series of negative stories, including about his brawls with rival football fans, to earn a victory that could upend PM Donald Tusk's agenda. Full story: cnn.com/2025/06/01/eur…

robpicheta's tweet image. Karol Nawrocki's victory in Poland is a remarkable political upset.

The historian survived a series of negative stories, including about his brawls with rival football fans, to earn a victory that could upend PM Donald Tusk's agenda.

Full story: cnn.com/2025/06/01/eur…

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