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By: Fonie Mitsopoulou

Political Reporter Fonie Mitsopoulou is the political reporter at City AM. Previously, Fonie was an energy and climate reporter at POLITICO. Before becoming a journalist, Fonie worked on developing policy at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and was an editorial assistant at Penguin Press. Fonie grew up in Greece, before studying History and Politics at the University of Oxford, and then going on to learn some Arabic in Cairo. She speaks Greek, French, and some Arabic and Spanish.

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  • Reform UK’s fiscal plans could spark ‘Sterling crisis’, economist warns

    May 16, 2025

    Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice has hinted at ambitions to become chancellor if his party wins the next general election. What does this mean for the UK’s finances? Simon French, an economist at Panmure Liberum who has advised the government, estimates that Reform UK’s plans would leave the UK with an “immediate” fiscal gap [...]

  • ‘Chagos chaos’ continues as deal is put ‘on hold’

    May 16, 2025

    The government has put the much-contested Chagos islands deal ‘on hold’ after outcry from Labour backbenchers.  The deal would see sovereignty over the Chagos islands returned to Mauritius, but with the UK and US paying to continue military operations on the islands. The transfer is reported to cost the UK £9bn.  While President Trump has [...]

  • Starmer seeks UK-EU ‘reset’ – is another Brexit row looming?

    May 16, 2025

    Ongoing talks between the UK and the EU will come to a head at a summit in London on Monday, as the government seeks a post-Brexit “reset” of relations. The talks have come about as part of a routine five year review of the UK-EU trade and cooperation agreement, though they have taken on new [...]

  • UK has one Europe’s biggest nanny states

    May 15, 2025

    The UK has one of the biggest nanny states in Europe, a new study has found. The report from the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) and the European Policy Information Centre, titled the Nanny State Index 2025, said that the UK has the 7th biggest nanny state in Europe. Edited by Dr Christopher Snowdon, head [...]

  • Starmer: Unemployment jump not caused by my government

    May 14, 2025

    The Prime Minister has denied the 10 per cent rise in unemployment since last year’s election is the fault of his government, arguing that the recently struck trade deals with India and the United States will boost jobs and the UK economy. During a fiery exchange at Prime Minister’s Questions, Keir Starmer accused Kemi Badenoch [...]

  • Labour’s regional growth plan sees 12,000 civil servants moved outside London

    May 14, 2025

    The government is on a mission to relocate 12,000 civil servant jobs across the UK to save taxpayers money — to the tune of £94m a year by 2032. Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden told the BBC this morning he hopes relocating civil servants “will make this government one that better reflects the country it [...]

  • Business Secretary can’t commit to lower energy costs in industrial strategy

    May 14, 2025

    Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds was unable to confirm whether the government’s upcoming industrial strategy will include a roadmap to lower industrial energy costs and help for businesses wrestling with high prices. Reynolds faced questions from MPs on the Business and Trade committee yesterday over whether he could guarantee lower costs for industry. He told the [...]

  • Home Secretary defends PM’s immigration speech after backlash

    May 13, 2025

    The Home Secretary has defended the Prime Minister’s choice of language after he received criticism for claiming that the UK risked becoming “an island of strangers” without major reform to the immigration system. Former Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell, who was suspended from Labour after voting against welfare reforms, posted on X: “Talk of an “island [...]

  • Starmer’s trade deal triumphs fail to impress UK voters

    May 13, 2025

    With Sir Keir Starmer’s approval ratings languishing below those of both the Reform UK and Conservative leaders, Downing Street would have hoped that signing trade deals with India and the US last week could have turned the dial on the PM’s unpopularity.   However, despite the diplomatic coups voters appeared unmoved by Starmer’s success on the world [...]

  • Reform UK tops latest City AM poll as Nigel Farage’s approval ratings climb

    May 13, 2025

    Nigel Farage’s approval ratings have climbed since his party’s success in the local elections, while Reform UK has surged ahead of Labour to top the latest Freshwater Strategy/City AM poll of UK voters. Since last month’s survey, Keir Starmer’s net approval rating has seen a modest improvement from -39 to -36 while Tory leader Kemi [...]

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