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Sophie Inge

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U.K. trade reporter @politico.eu 🇮🇹 and 🇫🇷 speaker. Owned by Cosimo de’ Medici the cat. Send tips: [email protected] 🔥

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Sophie Inge @sophie-inge.bsky.social · 11d

Off to Liverpool tomorrow for Labour Party conference. DM me if you want to chat trade policy over a watery coffee/warm white wine!

Sophie Inge @sophie-inge.bsky.social · Sep 9

The U.K.'s trade deal with Donald Trump was touted as a post-Brexit win.

The reality is the U.K. is facing higher tariffs than the EU on a number of products, including cheese. I spoke to cheddar and stilton makers about the challenges they're facing.

www.politico.eu/article/what...

Brits cheesed off as Trump gives EU a better dairy deal

Cheesemakers exporting to the U.S. are sweating after the EU secured a better agreement on at least one front.

www.politico.eu

Sophie Inge @sophie-inge.bsky.social · Sep 9

What Brexit benefit? Brits cheesed off as Trump gives EU a better dairy deal

www.politico.eu/article/what...

Brits cheesed off as Trump gives EU a better dairy deal

Cheesemakers exporting to the U.S. are sweating after the EU secured a better agreement on at least one front.

www.politico.eu

Sophie Inge @sophie-inge.bsky.social · Sep 8

You can read my article on the government's Brexit border black hole here:

www.politico.eu/article/brex...

‘Wasted time, effort and money’: Britain’s £800M Brexit border debacle

“White elephant” border inspection facilities face bleak future after U.K.-EU trade deal.

www.politico.eu

Sophie Inge @sophie-inge.bsky.social · Sep 8

Great to see my article mentioned during today's Foreign Affairs Committee session. EU Relations Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds admits it's "very difficult" to see how the government can recover the £700m it has spent on Brexit border infrastructure.

Watch it here: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...

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Foreign Affairs Committee

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Graham Lanktree @glanktree.bsky.social · Sep 8

Britain’s EU meat and cheese ban is ‘toothless,’ MPs warn

A new report warns that “alarming amounts” of meat and dairy products are still being illegally imported into the country.

Via @sophie-inge.bsky.social

www.politico.eu/article/ille...

Britain’s EU meat and cheese ban is ‘toothless,’ MPs warn

A new report warns that “alarming amounts” of meat and dairy products are still being illegally imported into the country.

www.politico.eu

Reposted by Sophie Inge

David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · Sep 3

Debacle is the right word. UK governments between 2016 and 2024 lived in a fantasy world with regard to trade and EU relations that was damaging and expensive. This one is more realistic but has to pick up the pieces. www.politico.eu/article/brex...

‘Wasted time, effort and money’: Britain’s £800M Brexit border debacle

“White elephant” border inspection facilities face bleak future after U.K.-EU trade deal.

www.politico.eu

Reposted by Sophie Inge

Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · Sep 3

🚨🚨‘Wasted time, effort and money’: Britain’s £800M Brexit border debacle". If anyone forgot about it, this is a reminder of the still disastrous effects of #brexit that still brings misery and pain to Britain. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/brex...

‘Wasted time, effort and money’: Britain’s £800M Brexit border debacle

“White elephant” border inspection facilities face bleak future after U.K.-EU trade deal.

www.politico.eu

Sophie Inge @sophie-inge.bsky.social · Sep 3

Revealed: Britain has an £800M Brexit border black hole

www.politico.eu/article/brex...

‘Wasted time, effort and money’: Britain’s £800M Brexit border debacle

“White elephant” border inspection facilities face bleak future after U.K.-EU trade deal.

www.politico.eu

Sophie Inge @sophie-inge.bsky.social · Aug 29

Keir Starmer under pressure to block Fujitsu from £370m Brexit border contract

www.politico.eu/article/uk-p...

Keir Starmer under pressure to block Fujitsu from £370m Brexit border contract

The Japanese IT giant continues to face intense public scrutiny over its role in the Post Office scandal.

www.politico.eu

Sophie Inge @sophie-inge.bsky.social · Aug 20

Britain's trade department is bracing for a 20 percent cut to its workforce as the country grapples with an unpredictable U.S. president and seeks new trade opportunities to kickstart its sluggish economy.

Scoop from my colleague Caroline Hug today:

www.politico.eu/article/uk-g...

UK government’s trade department bracing for 20 percent workforce cut

If targets are not met via a voluntary scheme, some staff could face compulsory redundancies.

www.politico.eu

Sophie Inge @sophie-inge.bsky.social · Jul 28

Plus: Trump says US will ‘look at’ blanket 10 percent tariff on UK goods

www.politico.eu/article/trum...

Trump says US will ‘look at’ blanket 10 percent tariff on UK goods

The U.S. president was speaking ahead of wide-ranging talks with Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

www.politico.eu

Sophie Inge @sophie-inge.bsky.social · Jul 28

Cuts to US tariffs on British steel coming ‘pretty soon,’ says Trump

From @danbloom1.bsky.social at Turnberry and me

www.politico.eu/article/cuts...

Cuts to US tariffs on British steel coming ‘pretty soon,’ says Trump

U.S. trade rules have stymied the implementation of a deal struck back in May.

www.politico.eu

Sophie Inge @sophie-inge.bsky.social · Jul 27

US and EU strike trade deal setting 15 percent tariff

Via @koenverhelst.bsky.social

www.politico.eu/article/us-a...

US and EU strike trade deal setting 15 percent tariff

Washington and Brussels clinch agreement days before President Donald Trump’s deadline to do a deal or face higher tariffs.

www.politico.eu

Sophie Inge @sophie-inge.bsky.social · Jul 27

Modi and Starmer hail a UK-India trade deal. But there’s plenty left unanswered.

www.politico.eu/article/uk-i...

Modi and Starmer hail a UK-India trade deal. But there’s plenty left unanswered.

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

www.politico.eu

Sophie Inge @sophie-inge.bsky.social · Jul 27

ICYMI: Coverage of the signing of the U.K.-India free trade agreement from me and @glanktree.bsky.social this week:

A good innings? The biggest winners in the UK-India trade deal
www.politico.eu/article/bigg...

A good innings? The biggest winners in the UK-India trade deal

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

www.politico.eu

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Graham Lanktree @glanktree.bsky.social · Jul 8

Post Office scandal-hit Fujitsu vies for lucrative Brexit border contract

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

Via @sophie-inge.bsky.social and me

www.politico.eu/article/post...

Post Office scandal-hit Fujitsu vies for lucrative Brexit border contract

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

www.politico.eu

Sophie Inge @sophie-inge.bsky.social · Jun 27

Join the club: UK seeks to band up with like-minded nations amid Trump’s trade war

www.politico.eu/article/star...

Join the club: UK seeks to band up with like-minded nations amid Trump’s trade war

“They recognize that the world is changing,” PM Keir Starmer said.

www.politico.eu

Sophie Inge @sophie-inge.bsky.social · Jun 26

Britain breaks ranks with Trump in bid to revive WTO

www.politico.eu/article/uk-b...

Britain breaks ranks with Trump in bid to revive WTO

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

www.politico.eu

Reposted by Sophie Inge

Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · Jun 19

🚨🚨 Whilst the EU-UK deal was a clear improvement and win for Starmer, we should not forget that it does not change the major premises of relationship which is enshrined in the TCA and that #brexit still is a long and dragging beast of misery and pain. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/brit...

Britain’s got an EU deal — but the Brexit red tape keeps coming

U.K. plows ahead with unpopular ‘Not for EU’ labels in Northern Ireland, despite planned deal with Brussels.

www.politico.eu

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 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.

Britain’s got an EU deal — but the Brexit red tape keeps coming

U.K. plows ahead with unpopular ‘Not for EU’ labels in Northern Ireland, despite planned deal with Brussels.

www.politico.eu

Sophie Inge @sophie-inge.bsky.social · Jun 19

Britain’s got an EU deal — but the Brexit red tape keeps coming

Latest from me on the ‘Not for EU’ labelling saga

www.politico.eu/article/brit...

Britain’s got an EU deal — but the Brexit red tape keeps coming

U.K. plows ahead with unpopular ‘Not for EU’ labels in Northern Ireland, despite planned deal with Brussels.

www.politico.eu

Sophie Inge @sophie-inge.bsky.social · Jun 9

Trump promised Britain a trade deal. So where is it?

Important story from my colleague @glanktree.bsky.social

www.politico.eu/article/dona...

Trump promised Britain a trade deal. So where is it?

A month after the “historic” trade deal between the two sides was announced, duties remain in place with no clear timeline for when they’ll lift.

www.politico.eu

Sophie Inge @sophie-inge.bsky.social · May 27

Italian boarding next to me with bag full of Mozzarella.

Sophie Inge @sophie-inge.bsky.social · May 27

Trade antennae twitching at Naples airport... Not a single sign warning U.K.-bound passengers it is forbidden to bring meat and cheese back into the country due to foot-and-mouth disease. Seemingly nothing to stop Brits buying prosciutto, mozzarella and Parmesan at duty free.