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    Meta’s encryption plans will create ‘safe haven’ for paedophiles, Braverman says

    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 Meta’s planned rollout of end-to-end encryption will create “safe havens” for paedophiles online unless robust safety measures are introduced. Suella Braverman accused the company, which owns Facebook, Instagram […] More

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    UK leader Rishi Sunak signals plan to backtrack on some climate goals

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is preparing to water down some of Britain’s climate commitments, saying the country must fight climate change without penalizing workers and consumers. Sunak issued a late-night statement Tuesday in […] More

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    Brexit: UK could rejoin EU as an ‘associate member’

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email France and Germany are pushing plans to offer Britain and other European countries “associate membership” of the EU in a move that could rebuild the UK’s ties with the bloc. The two countries […] More

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    Legislation to tame the online ‘Wild West’ clears Parliament

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The UK will be the safest place in the world to be online, ministers have claimed after flagship legislation finally cleared Parliament. Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan said the Online Safety Bill was a […] More

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    France and Germany plot EU ‘inner circle’ – leaving door open for Britain

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email France and Germany are pushing plans to offer Britain and other European countries “associate membership” of the EU in a move that could rebuild Britain’s ties with the bloc. The two countries have […] More