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    Jacob Rees-Mogg raises Nigel Farage’s bank issues at PMQs: ‘Members of the opposition deserve a bank account’

    Jacob Rees-Mogg raised Nigel Farage’s issue with Coutts bank during PMQs on Wednesday (19 July), saying that “members of the opposition deserve a bank account”.The former UKIP leader has claimed he has evidence that shows he was targeted “on personal and political grounds” and that the bank decided to close his account because his views “do not align” with their values.“Does my right honourable friend agree with me that however much we may find them tiresome, members of the opposition deserve a bank account,” Mr Rees-Mogg said, asking Rishi Sunak to address the situation. More

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    Government aims to boost AI skills with experts from private tech firms

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The Government could pay the salaries of hundreds of private sector digital experts as it tries to improve its use of artificial intelligence (AI) and data, a minister has said. Cabinet Office minister […] More

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    Home Secretary ‘particularly concerned’ about rapid development of AI chatbots

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The Home Secretary has said she is “particularly concerned” about the rapid development and public deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots like ChatGPT in relation to terrorism and national security. Suella Braverman’s comments […] More

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    Watch: Sunak faces Starmer at final PMQs before summer recess

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak faced Sir Keir Starmer at the final Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, 19 July, before parliament’s summer recess. Today’s session came before Thursday’s by-elections which are set to take place in […] More

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    Blow for Braverman as UK asylum ships ‘sent back’ after failure to find dock

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Home secretary Suella Braverman’s plans to use cruise ships to house asylum seekers are in trouble after vessels were reportedly turned down by docking sites and local authorities. It comes as the Bibby […] More

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    Tories pick Trump supporter as London mayor candidate

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The Conservatives have picked London assembly member Susan Hall as their candidate to challenge Sadiq Khan for Mayor of London next year. Ms Hall beat rival Mozammel Hossain in a ballot of Tory […] More