Keir Starmer to say ‘tech revolution must work for everyone’ in speech on AI – UK politics live
Prime minister to give speech on the government’s technology policy this morning Jacqui Smith , the skills minister, has argued that Pete Hegseth, the US defence secretary, lacked “class” when he used a speech at a D-day commemoration service to criticise European countries over their record on immigration. As Ashifa Kassam reports, Hegseth’s speech has been condemned across Europe and beyond. No, he’s not right, and no, I think it’s a bit lacking in class to raise it at a ceremony like that. Co
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16m ago03.27 EDTGood morning. Two weeks today, it seems more likely than not that Andy Burnham will be taking his seat as the new MP for Makerfield. A byelection win is not certain, but the campaign is definitely going his way. Keir Starmer has been saying he won’t just stand aside and let Burnham replace him as Labour leader, but these briefings are being received with a hefty dose of scepticism.The unnamed minister quoted in today’s Times splash gives a more realistic guide to what is happening. They say: double quotation markKeir has entered his legacy era. The conversations are now all, ‘What is announceable in time before Makerfield?’ The Times says that one of these legacy ‘announceables’ will be a ban on “harmful” social media (ie, not all social media) for under-16s.
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