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Watch live: Ministers questioned over Grok AI row as Keir Starmer vows to end abuse on X

Watch live as technology secretary Liz Kendall and culture secretary Lisa Nandy are questioned over AI and copyright on Tuesday (13 January).

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage Overtakes Keir Starmer in Landmark Poll of Eight Million UK Mums

Discover why 20% of Mumsnet users now support Nigel Farage's Reform UK—and what this landmark poll reveals about Labour's growing problem with British mums.

International Business Times UK

Labour’s first ‘Twitter tsar’ says ministers should get off ‘cesspit’ X immediately

Kerry McCarthy says X had ‘gone too far’ after its AI tool Grok was found to have been used to ‘undress’ images of people without consent and sexualise women and children

The Independent UK

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Keir Starmer tells MPs he is open to social media ban for young people

PM says he is alarmed at reports about children’s screen time and has shifted position on Australian-style policy

The Guardian - UK

Bank of England governor in extraordinary clash with Donald Trump over future of America's top banker

Andrew Bailey signs statement with other central bankers backing US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer Faces Backlash Over Claims Immigration Is 'Firmly Under Control'

Sir Keir Starmer insists immigration is 'firmly under control', but record Channel crossings and soaring arrests suggest his claims lack credibility.

International Business Times UK

Send army into Tunbridge Wells to fix water crisis, Starmer told

It is the second time in two months that Tunbridge Wells has been affected by outages

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Wes Streeting attacks centre-left for ‘excuses culture’ of blaming civil service

In remarks that will be seen as criticism of Starmer allies, health secretary says own side are helping right ‘roll the pitch’

The Guardian - UK

Starmer jokes ‘lookalike’ IKEA worker should stand in for him at Prime Minister’s Questions

Sir Keir Starmer joked with an IKEA worker that he should stand in for him at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Musk ‘ideologically committed’ to pushing free speech boundaries – Louise Haigh

The former minister also said the British lawmaking process is not fit for purpose when it comes to regulating new technology.

Evening Standard

UK politics: Tories call for block on Chinese super-embassy amid claims of hidden chamber near sensitive cables – as it happened

Shadow home office minister Alicia Kearns says unredacted plans show 208 secret rooms and approving plans would be ‘insanity’

The Guardian - UK

Labour MPs call for planned Chinese ‘mega-embassy’ in London to be axed

Sir Keir Starmer is reportedly set to approve the proposal ahead of his trip to China

The Independent UK

'If X Can't Control Grok, We Will' — UK Signals End of Self-Regulation for Musk's Platform

The UK is activating laws to criminalise AI-generated deepfakes following a crackdown on Elon Musk's Grok. Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned X could lose its self-regulatory status if it fails to curb digital abuse.

International Business Times UK

When crowds direct offensive chants at Keir Starmer, who’s to blame? I’m afraid he is

The PM’s technocrat tendencies and lack of obvious backbone make him a target for amorphous rage, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

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Evening Standard

Creating non-consensual sexual images to become illegal amid Grok AI backlash

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology did not specify which day it would come into effect.

The Independent UK

MPs clash over ‘childish’ petition calling for snap general election

The petition was debated in parliament after a petition attracted more than one million signatures

The Independent UK

Labour MP ‘baffled’ government still uses X after minister calls Grok’s sexualised images ‘weapons of abuse’

Charlotte Nichols calls on technology secretary to set out ‘red line’ social media firms must cross before government switches to alternative platforms

The Guardian - UK

Starmer tells Labour MPs his foreign trips can help fix cost of living crisis

Prime minister tells parliamentary party that ‘being in the room’ for trade and defence talks will boost UK economy

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The Independent UK

‘Isolationism’ will not solve cost-of-living crisis, Starmer tells Labour MPs

Starmer’s comments appeared to be an attempt to justify the time dedicated to international affairs

Evening Standard

Starmer tells MPs ‘isolationism’ will not solve cost-of-living crisis

His remarks appeared to be an effort to justify time spent on international affairs.

Evening Standard

Starmer warns X that if it cannot control Grok, ‘we will’

It comes as media watchdog Ofcom has launched an investigation into whether the social media platform has breached UK law.

The Guardian - UK

Palestine Action hunger strikers are still the state’s responsibility

Letters: The power is in the hands of the DPP or the attorney general, writes Stephen Sedley. Plus Roshi Fernando on Keir Starmer’s unforgivable conduct

Evening Standard

Calls for ‘immediate’ general election to be debated by MPs as 1,000,000 voters sign petition

The petition is a sign of increased dissatisfaction with the government among voters ahead of the local elections in May

Evening Standard

Swinney condemns ‘absurdity’ of Mandelson remaining in House of Lords

The Scottish First Minister spoke out as the SNP at Westminster prepared to table a Bill seeking to remove the former minister’s peerage.

Evening Standard

Downing Street plays down prospect of Iranian revolutionary guard ban

No 10 pointed to comments made by the former head of MI6, who suggested that proscribing the organisation would have no ‘practical effect’.

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