80 m. ago Judge orders Elon Musk and Doge to produce records about cost

The documents would ultimately inform whether Musk has been operating unconstitutionally to the extent Doge’s activities should be haltedElon Musk and his so-called “department of government efficiency”, or Doge, have been ordered by a federal judge to turn over a wide array of records that would reveal the identities of staffers and internal records related to efforts to aggressively cut federal government spending and programs.US district judge Tanya Chutkan’s order forces Musk to produce documents related to Doge’s activities as part of a lawsuit brought by 14 Democratic state attorneys general that alleges Musk violated the constitution by wielding powers that only Senate-confirmed officials should possess. Continue reading...

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90 m. ago SpaceX's latest setback as Elon Musk Falcon 9 rocket launch is delayed again

Elon Musk's company SpaceX has encountered another snag in the nine-month saga to free Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore who are still stuck on the International Space Station (ISS)

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1 hour ago MP calls for inquiry into labelling of black pupils as ‘educationally subnormal’

Kim Johnson tells parliament lessons must be learnt from poor treatment of children at institutions in 1960s and 70sThe historic injustice of a scandal in which black children were incorrectly labelled “educationally subnormal” and sent to schools for physically and mentally disabled pupils must be addressed with a public inquiry, an MP has said.Kim Johnson, the Labour MP for Liverpool Riverside, is calling on Keir Starmer to bring justice to survivors and to also expose the long-term effects it has had in the education system. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago ‘People want change’: voter anger opens door for Reform in key Labour seats

Projections suggest Merthyr Tydfil and Dudley could be won by Nigel Farage’s party – but how real is the threat?“Labour used to be the party of the working class. I haven’t got a clue what it is now,” was how Richard, a retired welder, described his feelings towards Keir Starmer’s fledgling government.That response would be sobering anywhere, but more so for the fact he was speaking as part of a focus group in Merthyr Tydfil, the parliamentary constituency of Labour’s founder and the prime minister’s namesake, Keir Hardie.Luke Tryl is the UK director of the research group More in Common Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Labour loses its way on benefits reform – Politics Weekly UK

After months of speculation, the government will soon lay out plans to change the benefits system. Keir Starmer argues that the current system is ‘the worst of all worlds’. But with deep cuts to disability payments on the table, could the changes come at the expense of the most vulnerable? And will Labour MPs really be able to support this? John Harris hears from the head of social policy at the New Economics Foundation, Tom Pollard, and the Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff Continue reading...

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3 h. ago STEPHEN GLOVER: Suddenly, Starmer doesn't seem quite such an inept Lefty. So will he now take on Cabinet zealots like Miliband and Rayner?

Has someone been slipping a magic potion into Sir Keir Starmer's tea? Or has his mind been turned by too much fraternising with Donald Trump?

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5 h. ago EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Why the new Commonwealth secretary general could be a multi

Ghana's Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the incoming Commonwealth secretary general, could provide a multi-billion-pound headache for Keir Starmer with her support for slave trade reparations. 

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6 h. ago Snub for Keir Starmer as terrorism watchdog rejects plan to expand laws on terror after Southport attacks

Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, Jonathan Hall, KC, has warned that expanding terror laws to include loners fixated on violence would overwhelm MI5 and counter terrorism officers.

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6 h. ago Stranded NASA astronauts suffer another setback as Elon's Musk's SpaceX rocket launch is delayed

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket was supposed to launch from Kennedy Space Center at 7:48pm ET Wednesday.

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8 h. ago Keir Starmer to radically digitise the civil service using AI in bid to save £45billion

The Prime Minister will say that no person's 'substantive time' should be spent on a task where technology can 'do it better, quicker and to the same high quality and standard'.

Economics

8 h. ago Starmer to unveil ‘£45bn jackpot’ in savings by digitalising Whitehall and replacing jobs with AI

Keir Starmer will put thousands of civil servants on job alert tomorrow as he hails a “£45bn jackpot” from digitalising government services.

Economics

8 h. ago AI should replace some work of civil servants, Starmer to announce

The new digital ‘mantra’ prompts unions to warn PM to stop blaming problems on Whitehall officialsAI should replace the work of government officials where it can be done to the same standard, under new rules that have prompted unions to warn Keir Starmer to stop blaming problems on civil servants.As part of his plans for reshaping the state, the prime minister will on Thursday outline how a digital revolution will bring billions of pounds in savings to the government. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago PM to attack ‘cottage industry of blockers’ as he vows to cut red tape

Sir Keir Starmer is expected to set out plans to cut regulation and make Whitehall more efficient in an intervention on Thursday.

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10 h. ago From ‘hoax’ to ‘incredible,’ Trump flips stance on EVs after Elon Musk endorsed him and donated millions

Trump’s love for Tesla comes after years of bashing EVs and feuding with Musk himself

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10 h. ago Europe ‘accelerating’ work on peacekeeping coalition for Ukraine, says Healey

Defence Secretary John Healey has met his counterparts from France, Germany, Italy and Poland.

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11 h. ago UN launches reform initiative as it nears its 80th anniversary and faces funding cuts

The U.N. chief is launching a new initiative to reform the United Nations as it approaches its 80th anniversary

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11 h. ago UK social safety net among weakest in rich world, analysis finds

Think-tank report comes as Keir Starmer seeks to convince Labour MPs to back welfare spending cuts

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12 h. ago Ayo Edebiri says she received ‘insane death threats’ after Elon Musk spread ‘fake’ news about her

Last year, Musk shared a fake report that claimed Edebiri was being considered as a Johnny Depp replacement in a ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ reboot

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12 h. ago Trump’s team has now shelved a $1 billion program designed to keep housing affordable

Halt to program that helps preserve affordable housing comes amid widespread cuts by Elon Musk’s DOGE department

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13 h. ago Katie Amess says ‘glimmer of hope’ inquiry will be reconsidered after PM meeting

The murdered MP’s daughter met with the Prime Minister and the Home Secretary on Wednesday.

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