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Government drops plans for mandatory digital ID to work in UK 3 hours ago Kate WhannelPolitical reporter Getty Images The government has dropped plans requiring workers to sign up to its digital ID scheme in order to prove their right to work in the UK, the BBC understands. Digital checks on a right to work… Continue reading Government drops plans for mandatory digital ID to work in UK

Stop saying we can’t make things work, Streeting urges Labour Health Secretary Wes Streeting has urged Labour colleagues to stop making excuses and blaming the system for the slow pace of change in public services. “This excuses culture does the centre-left no favours,” Streeting told a think tank conference. “If we tell the public that… Continue reading Stop saying we can’t make things work, Streeting urges Labour

Former Tory Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi defects to Reform UK Former Conservative Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has defected to Reform UK. The former MP said he felt the UK had reached a “dark and dangerous” moment, and the country needed “a glorious revolution”, as he outlined why he was joining Nigel Farage’s party. Zahawi was chancellor for… Continue reading Former Tory Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi defects to Reform UK

Epstein kept me ‘separate’ from his sexual side because I’m gay, Mandelson tells BBC 3 hours ago Laura Kuenssberg Lord Mandelson has said he never saw girls at Jeffrey Epstein’s properties, and declined to apologise to the late paedophile’s victims for maintaining his friendship with the American because he was not “knowledgeable of what he… Continue reading Epstein kept me ‘separate’ from his sexual side because I’m gay, Mandelson tells BBC

Musk says X outcry is ‘excuse for censorship’ Elon Musk has said critics of his social media site X are looking for “any excuse for censorship”, after its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok drew criticism over its use to create sexualised images of people without their knowledge or consent. Ofcom says it is conducting an… Continue reading Musk says X outcry is ‘excuse for censorship’

Elon Musk’s Grok AI image editing limited to paid users after deepfakes Elon Musk’s platform X has limited image editing with its AI tool Grok to paying users, after it came under fire for allowing people to make sexualised deepfakes. There has been a significant backlash after the chatbot honoured requests from users to digitally… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Grok AI image editing limited to paid users after deepfakes

Ofcom urged to use ‘banning’ powers over X AI deepfakes The government has urged the regulator Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X over concerns about unlawful AI images created on the site. Ofcom’s powers include the ability to obtain a court order to prevent… Continue reading Ofcom urged to use ‘banning’ powers over X AI deepfakes

Government to water down business rate rise for pubs The government is poised to announce a climbdown on forthcoming increases to the business rates bill faced by pubs in England. In the coming days the government is expected to say it will make changes to how pubs’ business rates are calculated, resulting in smaller rises… Continue reading Government to water down business rate rise for pubs

Chris Mason: Trump and Starmer speak as ship seizure caps extraordinary few days What an extraordinary few days it has been for UK-US relations, with three developments each pointing in a different direction. Imagine being a fly on the phone line as the prime minister and President Trump caught up last night, speaking for the… Continue reading Chris Mason: Trump and Starmer speak as ship seizure caps extraordinary few days