9 h. ago Elon Musk shares AI images of Starmer in bikini in row over grim Grok deepfakes

Elon Musk has shared AI-generated images of Sir Keir Starmer in bikinis amid a bitter row with the UK government over Grok, used to create sexualised deepfakes on X

Politics

14 h. ago Robinson criticises Irish minister’s ‘clear challenge’ to UK on NI Legacy Bill

DUP leader Gavin Robinson was speaking after Helen McEntee said any significant changes to the Bill should have the agreement of both governments.

Politics

22 h. ago Shabana Mahmood to end duty to support some asylum seekers in bid to shut hotels

Sir Keir Starmer’s Government is attempting to demonstrate progress on deterring small boat crossings.

Events

23 h. ago UK commits £200m to prepare British troops for Ukraine deployment

The money will pay for upgrades to vehicles and communications systems, counter-drone protection and other equipment.

Economics

31 h. ago No 10 defends military funding amid warnings of £28bn black hole

Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton reportedly told the Prime Minister last year about a £28 billion shortfall between now and 2030.

Events

31 h. ago Keir Starmer's UK Government blasts Elon Musk's 'insulting' changes to AI chatbot Grok deepfakes abilities

Some social media users have used the AI chatbot to generate sexualised images of people - including children - which has sparked a furious backlash against the Musk-owned company

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31 h. ago UK Government blasts 'insulting' changes to Elon Musk's Grok 'deepfakes' abilities

Celebs including Maya Jama have hit out against the Musk-owned chatbot after social media users used the AI chatbot to generate sexualised images of people - including children

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32 h. ago Changes to Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok 'insulting' to victims of misogyny, No 10 says

Downing Street has said it is 'abundantly clear that X needs to act and needs to act now'

Events

59 h. ago Government wants to help pubs, minister insists amid worries for sector

The Government is facing growing Labour backbench concerns over the pub sector, amid the withdrawal of a Covid-era tax break announced at the budget.

Politics

3 d. ago Major changes to Troubles laws would need UK and Irish approval, says minister

Ireland’s Foreign Affairs minister was commenting after Sir Keir Starmer suggested new veterans’ protections may be added to draft legislation.

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4 d. ago Government lacks emotional link with voters, cabinet ministers warned

Morgan McSweeney says Labour needs ‘three Es’ of emotion, empathy and evidence, sources sayUK politics live – latest updatesThe government must find ways to reconnect emotionally with voters, Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, is said to have warned cabinet ministers, in a meeting where the prime minister said they were in “the fight of our lives”.The prime minister sought to rally his cabinet on Tuesday, telling them to ignore the polls and to prepare to take on Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Cooper refuses to condemn US action in Venezuela as criticism among Labour MPs grows

Government facing mounting criticism from its own MPs urging Sir Keir Starmer to criticise the US intervention

Culture

5 d. ago Government to address nation from 2.30pm today as Keir Starmer criticism mounts

The US flexed it's military and intelligence capabilities on Saturday when they 'captured' Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in a top secret strike that shocked the world

Politics

5 d. ago Labour to plead Holyrood election not referendum on Keir Starmer's government as SNP's record on line

Anas Sarwar and John Swinney will give keynote speeches to kick off this year’s Holyrood election campaign.

Politics

5 d. ago Keir Starmer: Holyrood election is 'not a referendum' on my government

Anas Sarwar and John Swinney will give keynote speeches to kick off this year’s Holyrood election campaign.

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6 d. ago Starmer says closer ties with EU single market preferable to a customs union

Prime minister gives clearest sign yet that government is seeking to further deepen Britain’s links with BrusselsCloser ties with the EU single market are preferable to a customs union, Keir Starmer has said, in his clearest sign yet that the government is seeking to further deepen links with Brussels.The prime minister said the UK should consider “even closer alignment” with the single market. “If it’s in our national interest then we should consider that, we should go that far,” he told the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Keir Starmer admits government failings and expresses regret over social post on Egyptian activist

In an interview with BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg, UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer acknowledged government failings in vetting a controversial Egyptian activist social media and expressed regret over a post welcoming him back to Britain.

Politics

6 d. ago ‘Evidence’ of asylum hotels closing will be seen in coming months, says Starmer

The Prime Minister said he is ‘determined’ to shut the hotels.

Events

6 d. ago Starmer says he will still be Prime Minister this time next year

He said frequent leadership changes in Government are ‘not in our national interest’.

Politics

6 d. ago SNP urged to stamp out animal cruelty after UK Gov crackdown on 'barbaric' methods

Keir Starmer's government unveiled a new Animal Welfare Strategy south of the border but there are no equivalent policies in Scotland.

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