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    Public warnings about AI misinformation needed before election, peers told

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email A public information campaign to show people who they could be tricked by AI-powered misinformation should be run before the next election, the Government’s chief scientific adviser has said. Professor Dame Angela McLean […] More

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    Brexit red tape risks extending inflation crisis, retailers warn

    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 Rishi Sunak has been warned that his approach to Brexit red tape and the tax burden risk extending the UK’s cost of living crisis […] More

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    Michael Gove slapped down at Covid inquiry for suggesting virus was man-made

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Michael Gove has been slapped down at the Covid inquiry for suggesting the virus may have been man-made. Asked about the government’s lack of preparation for coronavirus as the pandemic unfolded, Mr Gove […] More

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    New centres to research climate change and food sustainability

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Two new all-Ireland research centres on climate and sustainable food are to be created with funding of 70 million euro (£60.7 million). The funding will bring together academics, industry and policymakers across the […] More

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    Watch: Michael Gove and Jenny Harries give evidence to Covid inquiry

    Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Watch as Michael Gove gives evidence to the Covid inquiry on Tuesday, 28 November. The housing secretary, who was Duchy of Lancaster during the first 18 months of the pandemic, previously told the […] More

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    Ministers ‘drop plans’ to ban pupils changing gender but teachers won’t have to use pupils’ preferred pronouns

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Ministers have dropped plans to ban pupils from changing their gender identity in schools after being warned it would be illegal, it has been revealed. New guidance for schools, expected to be published […] More