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Athena Stavrou

Political Reporter

Athena Stavrou is a political reporter at The Independent. She started her role in January 2026, having been a general reporter since September 2023 covering a wide range of UK news.

<p>Chief constable Craig Guildford told the Commons home affairs committee that he had believed the mistake was caused by using Google, when in fact it was the result of Microsoft Copilot</p>

Police chief blames AI for banning Maccabi Tel Aviv fans in apology

<p>The government has backtracked on plans over mandatory digital ID cards</p>

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<p>From tractor taxes to winter fuel payments, Labour has backpedalled<a href="https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=2c899562bebaec1d&rlz=1C5GCEM_enGB1120GB1123&q=backpedaled+meaning&si=AL3DRZGsjYZJOikM-RQUWViHy3f6Py59Z2eJMOHpDP9gxI0o4uYDATBXi_kPvAmJfVdbsmTxDib-GCHKQd49lChM_ur0-7FnBpSJ2PZz7O_PMIn7j2V5QtW3iieKI-p9huGkusTfNL7ZjpsseQt3bI76u1uZ-ENdpw%3D%3D&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj-59GfjvyRAxXaaEEAHae-LWwQyNoBKAB6BAgcEAA&ictx=1"></a> a number of times</p>

All the Labour U-turns as compulsory digital ID plan axed