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Protesters booed as King Charles III and Queen Camilla travelled in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach following the State Opening of Parliament on Tuesday, 7 November.Anti-monarchy campaign group Republic said the demonstration in Westminster was staged “to protest for democracy and the right to elect our head of state.”Boos can be heard in footage broadcast on Sky News as protesters held up yellow signs saying “Not my King.”The group were also present at the King’s coronation in May – six group members were detained ahead of a pre-agreed protest, prompting criticism of the Metropolitan Police. More

Black Rod summoned MPs in the House of Commons to walk through to the House of Lords to hear the King’s Speech at the State Opening of Parliament on Tuesday, 7 November.The senior officer is one of the most well-known figures of the ceremony, in which the King read out a speech setting out the legislative programme for the new parliamentary session.At the State Opening of Parliament, the House of Commons door is slammed in Black Rod’s face to symbolise the Commons independence.Footage shows Sarah Clarke, who was appointed as Black Rod in 2017, entering the Commons after banging on the door. More

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly used a deepfake video of himself to illustrate the dangers of AI.“It has the potential to transform all our lives for the better, but there are risks” Cleverly said in the video posted on his social media platforms.This video was released as Britain hosted a global summit on artificial intelligence, inviting political leaders and tech bosses to try to agree on an approach to the fast-developing technology.Losing control of the technology is one of the biggest concerns about AI, technology secretary Michelle Donelan said at the summit. More

Elon Musk described artificial intelligence as a “magic genie” that “gives you any wishes you want” whilst warning people to “be careful what you wish for.”The billionaire tech entrepreneur was speaking to Rishi Sunak to close out the government’s AI safety summit on Thursday, 2 November.Mr Musk said AI presents a future challenge of how to “find meaning in life if you have a magic genie that can do everything you want” but could bring about “universal high income.””It will be somewhat of a leveller… I think everyone will have access to this magic genie,” he added. More

Elon Musk expressed concern over humanoid robots that “can chase you anywhere” during a conversation with Rishi Sunak at the end of the government’s artificial intelligence (AI) safety summit on Thursday, 2 November.The billionaire emphasised the need to have an off-switch for humanoid versions that can chase you up the stairs.”You can run up a flight of stairs and get away from a Tesla,” the billionaire said as the UK prime minister laughed.”If a robot can follow you anywhere, what if they get a software update one day, and they’re not so friendly any more?” Mr Musk added. More

A former civil servant has said that Matt Hancock displayed “nuclear levels” of overconfidence and pretended to be a cricketer batting off challenges during the coronavirus pandemic.Helen MacNamara, who served as deputy cabinet secretary, told the Covid inquiry on Wednesday, 1 November, that she witnessed a “jarring” episode in Downing Street in April 2020.Ms MacNamara wrote in her statement that she tried to reassure Mr Hancock it must be “very hard” to be health secretary, to which he responded: “They bowl them at me, I knock them away” according to her testimony. More

Helen MacNamara has suggested the government’s focus on Brexit ahead of the Covid-19 pandemic was one of the matters that put the UK on the “back foot”.The former top civil servant also claimed that Boris Johnson’s “monomaniacal focus” was on Britain’s exit from the European Union.“Everything else could wait until after this question was settled,” Ms MacNamara told the Covid inquiry on Wednesday 1 November.She was then asked if a focus on Brexit was one of the matters that “contributed to a sense of being on the back foot” at the beginning of the pandemic.“Yes,” Ms MacNamara replied. More

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