Sophie Inge

@sophie_inge

U.K. trade reporter @POLITICOEurope. Ex @ResFortnight. 🇮🇹 and 🇫🇷 speaker. Owned by Cosimo de’ Medici the cat. [email protected] 🔥

London, England

Joined August 2009

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Sophie Inge@sophie_inge · Jul 8

Post Office scandal-hit Fujitsu vies for lucrative Brexit border contract Scoop from me and @g_lanktree politico.eu/article/post-o…

sophie_inge's tweet card. Japanese tech firm — heavily criticized over the Horizon scandal — teams up with long-time Liz Truss ally to bid for Northern Ireland trade platform.

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A good innings? The biggest winners in the UK-India trade deal From me and @g_lanktree politico.eu/article/bigges…

sophie_inge's tweet card. The U.K. has managed to chalk up a fair few wins, with some stand-out sectors emerging triumphant.

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Sophie Inge@sophie_inge · 22 h

Modi and Starmer hail a UK-India trade deal. But there’s plenty left unanswered. From me and @g_lanktree politico.eu/article/uk-ind…

sophie_inge's tweet card. Key aspects of the deal — including a controversial side agreement on national insurance taxes for foreign workers — are yet to be finalized.

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Dan Bloom@danbloom1 · Jul 18

EXCL: Council tax cuts are “not going to happen” in Reform UK-run authorities because the pressures on social care are too great, DOGE chief Zia Yusuf has told POLITICO He went further than Nigel Farage, who has said it wouldn’t be a priority politico.eu/article/nigel-…

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Graham Lanktree@g_lanktree · Jul 17

Britain’s trade chief to press White House on Trump tariffs in Washington trip politico.eu/article/britai…

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POLITICOEurope@POLITICOEurope · Jul 8

The firm at the center of one of the biggest UK scandals in recent memory, Japanese tech company Fujitsu, is bidding to keep running Britain’s border with Northern Ireland, five people with knowledge of the process confirmed to POLITICO. 🔗 ow.ly/g5Zq50WmgRq

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Sophie Inge@sophie_inge · Jul 11

Must-read from @carolinee_hug

CCaroline Hug@carolinee_hug · Jul 11

🚨 A left-wing breakaway under Labour’s former leader @jeremycorbyn and @zarahsultana could slash the government’s vote share — and hurt the Greens too 🌱 w/ @ZiaYusufUK, @AdrianRamsay, @ZackPolanski, and @lukeakehurst politico.eu/article/jeremy…

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BFMTV@BFMTV · Jul 10

💬 "C'est une légende, il a connu cinq Premiers ministres" "Larry the Cat", la vraie star de Downing Street

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Graham Lanktree@g_lanktree · Jul 8

Scoop: Post Office scandal-hit Fujitsu vies for lucrative Brexit border contract Japanese tech firm — heavily criticized over Horizon scandal — teams up with long-time Liz Truss ally to bid for Northern Ireland trade platform. Via @sophie_inge and me politico.eu/article/post-o…

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National Farmers' Union@NFUtweets · Jul 8

ICYMI 📰 | NFU President Tom Bradshaw's call for farming to be taken off the table in any future trade negotiations with the USA has been highlighted in @POLITICOEurope's London Playbook PM newsletter. Read here 👉 ow.ly/5sGI50Wm8hm This also featured in the @POLITICOPro…

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Sophie Inge@sophie_inge · Jul 4

Lots of this is either a continuation of the status quo, still to be implemented or still to have real-world impact. And some of it is misleading — EG "trade deal" with the US means MAGA tariffs hitting UK a bit less hard than others

TThe Labour Party@UKLabour · Jul 4

And we're only just getting started...

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Sophie Inge@sophie_inge · Jun 30

‘Goodbye Trump, hello Asia’ is the EU’s new trade strategy. Will it work? Important story from @jakobweizman @g_lanktree and @Busvine politico.eu/article/goodby…

sophie_inge's tweet card. Ursula von der Leyen wants the EU to team up with a 12-nation Pacific trade group. That could serve as a new platform for fans of rules-based trade.

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Sophie Inge@sophie_inge · Jun 27

Join the club: UK seeks to band up with like-minded nations amid Trump’s trade war politico.eu/article/starme…

sophie_inge's tweet card. “They recognize that the world is changing,” PM Keir Starmer said.

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Sophie Inge@sophie_inge · Jun 26

Britain breaks ranks with Trump in bid to revive WTO politico.eu/article/uk-bri…

sophie_inge's tweet card. The U.K. is joining an alternative to the trade organization’s appeals court in order to defend the “rules-based international trading system.”

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Dan Bloom@danbloom1 · Jun 23

Scoop: Labour offers top-billing access to ministers at party conference “lunch slot” for £55,000 politico.eu/article/labour…

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Graham Lanktree@g_lanktree · Jun 23

Scoop: Beijing’s answer to the World Bank plans to set up its first European office in London this year as the Trump administration takes a tough stance on China. w/ @carolinee_hug politico.eu/article/china-…

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Stefan Boscia@Stefan_Boscia · Jun 20

Apply now to be the newest author of London Playbook. An incredible opportunity to help set the Westminster agenda every day (and have a lot of fun while doing it). Around to answer questions on the role - just get in touch! jobs.mpleo.net/en/politico/00…

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POLITICOEurope@POLITICOEurope · Jun 19

Keir Starmer hailed a “landmark deal” with the EU back in May which he promised would slash red tape. One month on, however, and Starmer’s promises still seem like a distant dream in Northern Ireland, as businesses brace for yet more Brexit paperwork. 🔗 ow.ly/zOKB50Wch7Q

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POLITICOEurope@POLITICOEurope · Jun 19

From July 1, a whole raft of new food products sold in Northern Ireland will have to carry “Not for EU” labels — the latest iteration of Brexit paperwork despite PM Keir Starmer's promises slash red tape. politico.eu/article/britai…

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