Journalist interested in home, social and world affairs, formerly @independent
Joined November 2010
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Andy Gregory retweeted
David Lammyโs proposals to restrict the right to jury trial have been examined by the Justice Committee of the House of Commons.
And. Well. Um.
Itโs *quite* the report.
I think itโs actually worse than politely scathing.
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Andy Gregory retweeted
29 Aug 2025
Getting rid of the ECHR wonโt stop a single boat of migrants independent.co.uk/voices/echโฆ
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6 Jul 2025
Drugs crisis in jails โworse than everโ as seizures by prison officers near record independent.co.uk/news/uk/hoโฆ
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Andy Gregory retweeted
๐ฌ๐ง Drugs Crisis In Prisons 'Worse Than Ever'
โซExclusive: Blue-light emergency responses now โa normal part of lifeโ in prison, experts warn
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Andy Gregory retweeted
28 Jun 2025
MPs will vote on Tuesday on whether to make PIP harder to claim for a future generation of disabled people.
For @Independent I spoke to claimants, experts and a former assessor about the uphill battle many already face to get what they're entitled to.
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Andy Gregory retweeted
๐ฌ๐ง Trump Warns Iran: We Won't Kill Your Leader - For Now
โซUS president threatens Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and wants โunconditional surrenderโ
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Andy Gregory retweeted
25 Mar 2025
โIโm terrifiedโ: Disabled benefit claimants on the impact of Labourโs ยฃ5 billion cuts to welfare
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27 Jan 2025
Desperate Ukrainian families are resorting to illegal routes and โrogue advisersโ to bring their children to Britain after โcatastrophicโ changes to the Homes for Ukraine scheme, ministers have been told.
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27 Jan 2025
Speaking to @Independent, one Ukrainian mother said she was left with no choice but to bring her children from Ukraine illegally after their carer grandparent fell ill, and urged the government to change course to allow families to reunite in safety.
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27 Jan 2025
Approached about the latest warning, the Home Office said it was aware of issues caused by the February rule changes and was taking urgent action to resolve them โat the earliest possible opportunityโ.
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Andy Gregory retweeted
14 Jan 2025
This is an extraordinary intervention. If drones can bring in drugs they can also bring in weapons & explosives. To hear some of our high security prisons holding much of our national security risk have effectively 'ceded' airspace to them is chilling.
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Andy Gregory retweeted
22 Dec 2024
My story with @DavidPBMaddox splashes the front page of @Independent today
๐ฌ๐ง The 100-Day Wait For Winter Fuel Payments
โซThe Department for Work and Pensions backlog has grown to 91,000 and continues to rise
โซ@alb_toth @DavidPBMaddox
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'There's a war against buskers': Inside the crackdown on buskers โ and why street artists are at risk bigissue.com/culture/music/bโฆ
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Andy Gregory retweeted
11 Dec 2024
Exclusive: More than 150 apartment block residents face eviction after no fault notices served weeks before Christmas
Residents at Vive Living Childers Street in Deptford have been served with a Section 21 eviction notice
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Our #TruthAboutYouth campaign launched today in an article in @Independent, sharing our research by @wearesocial which found media coverage of young people is twice as likely to be negative than positive
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Andy Gregory retweeted
14 Nov 2024
Analysis: Ukraine is facing 50,000 Russian troops in Kursk โ can they hold out? independent.co.uk/news/worldโฆ
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Andy Gregory retweeted
13 Nov 2024
It warms my heart to be able to publish this.
After a decade of being locked away in hospitals and care homes, Nicholas Thornton, a young man with Autism is finally free
It comes a year after @Independent and @Channel4News told his story
independent.co.uk/tv/news/auโฆ
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