Liz Kendall defended the introduction of the digital ID scheme (Alamy) 4 min read13 October Liz Kendall has told MPs that there has been “a lot of misinformation” and “scaremongering” spread about digital ID as the government tries to sell the policy to MPs and the public. Speaking in the House of Commons … Read more
AI minister Kanishka Narayan was promoted in the ministerial reshuffle in September (PoliticsHome) 6 min read15 October The minister for artificial intelligence has said the government needs to do “a lot more to win the battle of content online”. The comments by Kanishka Narayan, MP for Vale of Glamorgan, come as Labour faces … Read more
The government will publish the statements after a “short process” (Alamy) 2 min read15 October The government will publish the witness statements in the collapsed China spying case, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced. Starmer and his national security adviser, Jonathan Powell, have been under growing pressure over their role in the decision by the Crown … Read more
Lord Vallance is currently expected to represent the UK in the talks (Alamy) 3 min read15 October The government is set to travel to Beijing next month to hold talks with China over cooperation in science and technology. Lord Vallance, a minister in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, is currently expected to … Read more
Prime Minister Keir Starmer launched the government’s 10 Year Health Plan in July (Alamy) 3 min read15 October Public trust in Labour as being the strongest party on the NHS is waning, with Reform UK only three percentage points behind, according to research shared with PoliticsHome. Ipsos polling, included in analysis with the Health … Read more
MPs have warned that the government appears “complacent” about the spread of misinformation (Alamy) 4 min read17 October MPs have warned that the government appears “complacent” about the spread of misinformation, and “it is only a matter of time” until fake news online leads to civil unrest like the riots that followed the … Read more
(Alamy) 3 min read17 October The honorary president of Aston Villa’s Jewish supporters’ club has said it is “depressing” to see his club turn into a “political football” after supporters of Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv were banned from attending a game in Birmingham next month. Andrew Fox, a former paratrooper, said Keir … Read more
Lord Glasman (Photography by David Sandison) 12 min read18 October Is a very British tech revolution on the cards? Blue Labour peer Lord Glasman talks to Sienna Rodgers about ‘big AI’ with the union jack on it, getting tough on Zelensky, and his hopes for a helpful Farage When foreign secretary … Read more
PA Images / Alamy 4 min read19 October The Home Office is not monitoring how police forces are using live facial recognition technology despite evidence that the equipment can lead to racial bias. The admission comes as MPs urge the government to introduce strict laws clamping down on police officers’ use … Read more
Illustration by Tracy Worrall 8 min read19 October Live facial recognition cameras have been used by police for years. With a government consultation on the way, MPs and campaigners are demanding safeguards on the technology, reports Noah Vickers Shaun Thompson was on his way home from work in February last year … Read more