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    Watch: Rishi Sunak delivers speech on AI as prime minister says dangers must be faced ‘head on’

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Watch as Rishi Sunak delivers a speech on artificial intelligence (AI) on Thursday, 26 October. The prime minister’s remarks came as the government warns that AI will pose significant security risks to the […] More

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    Nigel Farage’s data rights infringed by Natwest chief, watchdog rules

    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 former chief executive of NatWest infringed on Nigel Farage’s data protection rights when she talked to a journalist about his relationship with Coutts bank, […] More

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    Sunak to address benefits and possible existential threat in speech on AI

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak will set out how he will address the dangers presented by artificial intelligence while harnessing the benefits as a Government paper warns of a possible existential threat. In a speech in […] More

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    Sunak urges Israel to ‘pause’ conflict and let aid into Gaza

    Rishi Sunak has backed “pauses” in the Israel-Hamas conflict to allow crucial aid into Gaza amid warnings fuel could run out within hours – but he rejected calls for a ceasefire. Short breaks in hostilities could allow hostages and British nationals out of the besieged enclave, the prime minister said on Wednesday.But a wholesale ceasefire would only benefit Hamas, two weeks after it killed 1,400 people in Israel and seized more than 200 hostages, No 10 said. More

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    Tamworth’s new Labour MP welcomed at PMQs after Tory candidate told food bank users to ‘f*** off’

    Sir Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak welcomed the new Labour MP for Tamworth to the House of Commons on Wednesday, 25 October, after the Tory candidate for the seat told food bank users to ‘f*** off’.Andrew Cooper reportedly shared a Facebook post saying that people should only seek help if they give up basics like TV and mobile phone contracts.“Is the prime minister as relieved as I am that [Tamworth] constituents are not burdened with his defeated candidate who told them… to f-off if they’re struggling with the cost of living?” the Labour leader said. More