Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The Government is considering expanding its use of facial recognition technology in police forces and security agencies. The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) – the part of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) tasked […] More
Grant Shapps has been appointed to his fifth Cabinet role in the last year by becoming defence secretary in Rishi Sunak’s mini-reshuffle.His change in role was prompted by Ben Wallace’s formal resignation.Mr Shapps has a chequered history with the Tories; he was made shadow housing minister in 2007, with various ministerial roles in the years that followed.He was instrumental in a rebellion against Theresa May and was first appointed In Mr Sunak’s cabinet as business secretary, before taking on roles in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and now as defence secretary. More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Six years ago Grant Shapps was dismissed by a fellow Tory MP as a man you would not “buy a used car” from. Today, however, he became the defence secretary, capping a remarkable […] More
Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Claire Coutinho has been thrust into the spotlight after winning one of the top jobs in government – promoted to energy secretary after Grant […] More
Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight The RSPB has apologised for calling Rishi Sunak, Michael Gove and other Tory ministers “liars” over plans to scrap water pollution restrictions on housebuilding. […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Ben Wallace has officially resigned as defence secretary having spent four years in the role, overseeing the withdrawal of British troops from Afghanistan and the UK’s response to Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Healthcare is where the “most exciting” opportunities for artificial intelligence (AI) lie, an MP has said, but is also an area where the technology’s major risks are illustrated. Greg Clark, chairman of the […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email New Zealand lawmakers rushed Thursday to pass legislation and criticize opponents during a rowdy final day of the nation’s 53rd Parliament. With an election looming in six weeks, lawmakers will now switch focus […] More
