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    AI could take ‘much of heavy lifting’ out of teaching, says Education Secretary

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Artificial Intelligence could take much of the “heavy lifting” out of teaching, by marking and making lesson plans, the Education Secretary has said. Gillian Keegan spoke about the “transformative change” AI could bring […] More

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    EU cancels Tel Aviv event in protest over radical minister

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The European Union said Monday that it canceled a diplomatic reception to prevent a radical ultranationalist Israeli minister from attending. The act of protest by the EU’s delegation to Israel against a member […] More

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    Labour to crack down on foreign buyers of Britain’s homes

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email A Labour government would impose new restrictions on foreign buyers of property in the UK as part of a push to help more young Britons onto the property ladder. Keir Starmer’s party would […] More

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    Penny Mordaunt boosts Tory leadership chances with sword-wielding coronation role

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Penny Mordaunt appears to have boosted her chances of leading the Conservative party after her central role wielding a sword at King Charles III’s coronation won widespread attention. The Commons leader and Lord […] More

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    Police got balance right in handling coronation protesters, minister insists

    For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Police got the “balance right” between allowing protest and enjoyment of the King’s coronation, the culture secretary has said. Lucy Frazer defended the Metropolitan Police after the force […] More

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    Senior Tory blames heavy election losses on Ukraine war and Covid

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The culture secretary has blamed the Tories’ heavy local election losses on the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Lucy Frazer added that the Conservative Party had been in power for “a long […] More

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    ‘Narrow path to victory’ for Sunak but Labour is on course for ‘quite a big majority’, polling expert

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak has a “narrow path to victory” in next year’s general election but faces a “race against time”, according to a polling expert. The prime minister has brought the Conservatives “out of […] More