Mitchell Labiak
@Mitchell_Labiak
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Senior business journalist @BBCNews | former property writer @IChronicle | former news editor @PropertyWeek | Bristolian in Croydon | DMs open (yes to dog pics)
Croydon, London
Joined February 2016
In 2010 the Gulf state of Qatar bought luxury department store Harrods for £1.5bn. What, if anything, was known by Qatar about the serious allegations surrounding Harrod's former boss, Mohamed Al Fayed, at the time? My analysis for @BBCNews.
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RT @HomelessLink: Great article from @Mitchell_Labiak at the BBC exposing government failure to enforce the Supported Housing Act 2023. Thi…
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RT @jburnmurdoch: We’re going to hear lots of stories about which people, policies and rhetoric are to blame for the Democrats’ defeat. So…
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Want to speak to current and former TGI Fridays staff in the UK after the 1,000 job losses. Were you made redundant? How was the process handled? Do you still work there? How do you feel about the business? Email me at mitch.labiak@bbc.co.uk
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@_Intersum @FairHospitality Hello - I'm sorry to hear about your partner's situation. I'm a reporter at the BBC and would be keen to hear more about your partner's story if they'd be willing to talk to us. You can email mitch.labiak@bbc.co.uk.
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@purplenicki1 @JanineSmithNE @TGIFridays @ChronicleLive @OnBBCNewcastle Hi Nicki - would you be willing to share your story with the BBC? You can email me at mitch.labiak@bbc.co.uk
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@timninjakitchen @BBCNews Thanks Tim, really appreciate that :) And yes, a lot of lawyers I spoke to had a similar view. Harrods and the QIA never replied to our requests for comment, so we’ll never know for sure.
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RT @KeatonStone: Great article. This is something I have wondered about for quite some time…. #Harrods #MohamedAlFayed #AlFayed
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RT @peterproperty: 1/2: BBC: Labour's plan to build 1.5m homes – can it be delivered? … Or does it risk making the same mistakes as the pre…
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It is rare to be able to point to an article and say it sums up your career as a journalist. But as a hack who's been writing about housing since I got my first proper reporting gig six years ago, my piece for @BBCNews InDepth is that kind of article.
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RT @CharlieConchie: Another homeless housing firm set up in the mould of Home REIT is in turmoil after a slew of tenants folded or stopped…
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Looking to speak to corporate tax experts for something I'm working on ASAP. Can be either on or off the record - I'm looking to have certain elements of corporate tax explained to me as simply as possible. You can email me at mitch.labiak@bbc.co.uk #journorequest #prrequest
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Scoop/exclusive: Royal Mail's takeover by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky will face a government probe, including into potential links with Russia, the @BBCNews understands. Read all about it here:
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To clarify, this would be an article for the Business section of the BBC News website:
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@property4media It is for the BBC - didn't have space to put that in the Tweet, but it definitely is.
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