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    There is a risk humans could lose control of AI machines, says deputy PM

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The UK’s summit on artificial intelligence will look at protecting “humanity’s future” by countering the risk of “losing control of the machines”, the Deputy Prime Minister has told world leaders. In a speech […] More

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    What does the four-tier EU membership possibly mean for the UK? | You Ask The Questions

    It’s been over three years since the UK officially left the European Union however France and Germany have recently drafted plans for an “four-tier Europe” with one tier that could include “even the UK”. News of these proposals came after Sir Keir Starmer held talks in Paris with President Emmanuel Macron but Labour have been dropped previously by voters who don’t want a closer relationship with the rest of the continent.John Rentoul, The Independent’s chief political commentator, answers your questions on what the proposal is and how it could reopen Brexit arguments. More

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    Larry the Downing Street cat beats up Rishi Sunak’s dog, prime minister’s wife reveals

    Larry the Cat “doesn’t get on” with Rishi Sunak’s dog, his wife Akshata Murty has revealed in her first interview.The chief mouser to the Cabinet Office has had some “heated exchanges” with the family’s labrador Nova, who has had “mixed emotions” about living at 10 Downing Street.”Larry’s come out on top,” the businesswoman said.Despite the tensions between the animals, Ms Murty told the Sky Kids FYI show that she felt “honoured” to live in the prime minister’s official residence. More

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    AI advances outstripping global regulation, Oliver Dowden to warn at UN

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The Deputy Prime Minister will warn that “global regulation is falling behind current advances” in artificial intelligence in a speech to the UN General Assembly. Oliver Dowden will call for a “new form […] More

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    What a load of rubbish! Truth behind Rishi Sunak’s ‘seven bins’ and ‘meat tax’ claims

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak is under mounting pressure over his commitment to combat the climate crisis after claiming to have “scrapped” government measures that appear to have never existed. Rowing back on key net zero […] More

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    Labour ‘does not want to diverge’ from EU rules, says Keir Starmer

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Keir Starmer has said Labour does “not want to diverge” from EU rules – and suggested the approach could smooth relations with the bloc. The Labour leader said that, the more the UK […] More