DEBATE: A third of voters would rather AI ran the country than politicians – so should robots move into Downing Street? March 22, 2019 A third of voters would rather AI ran the country than politicians – so should robots move into Downing Street? Takashi Sonoda, chief executive of internet of things company Uhuru, says YES. The idea that an artificial intelligence (AI) device could wholly take over the decision making at the top of the British government is pure [...]
Only a failing healthcare system would discourage patients from getting tested March 22, 2019 Health secretary Matt Hancock is facing backlash for sharing his personal testimony about health screenings. Writing for The Times, Hancock hailed predictive risk tests as a tool that “may save my life”, after discovering his increased risk of having prostate cancer. Yesterday, in the same newspaper, a host of medical professionals pushed back against the his [...]
EU agrees to delay Brexit until 22 May if MPs back Theresa May’s deal March 21, 2019 The EU has said it will agree to a short delay to Brexit only if MPs back Theresa May's withdrawal deal next week. A leaked EU document read: "The European Council commits to agreeing to an extension until 22 May 2019, provided the WA is approved by the HoC next week. Given that The UK does [...]
Tory Assembly member accuses Sadiq Khan of ‘tricking Londoners’ over housing targets March 21, 2019 A Conservative Assembly member has said Sadiq Khan's housing credibility is in "tatters" after he accused the mayor of double counting figures from previous years. Andrew Boff, a former mayoral candidate and Tories' housing spokesperson in the London Assembly, said Khan had failed to reach his housing target of 12,500 homes for the previous financial year because he had [...]
Theresa May told to change path on Brexit by industry and union leaders March 21, 2019 Theresa May has been told to find a new approach to Brexit by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) and the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), who have warned the shock of no deal to the economy “would be felt by generations to come”. A new Brexit deal that must be struck that “protects workers, the [...]
For all the fire and fury, there’s only one deal in town – and MPs should vote for it March 21, 2019 Yesterday afternoon a rumour spread around Westminster that the Prime Minister was going to make a live statement in Downing Street. The appearance of the Number 10 lectern always excites journalists as the PM tends only to use it when making dramatic announcements. Talk of her resignation or a high-stakes ultimatum continued to occupy Westminster-watchers [...]
German chancellor Angela Merkel says Brexit delay possible if MPs support May’s deal March 21, 2019 German chancellor Angela Merkel said today that the EU could green light a short delay to Brexit, but only if MPs back the Prime Minister’s withdrawal agreement in a vote next week. Read more: Donald Tusk: Brexit delay only if MPs pass May's deal However, a third successive rejection to Theresa May’s Brexit deal might [...]
How field marshal May can get out of the Brexit trenches March 21, 2019 The name of field marshal Douglas Haig, commander-in-chief of the British Expeditionary Force from 1915-18, is not one that usually trips off the tongue in connection with Brexit. But with the whole Brexit process having become mired in Flanders-type mud, and increasingly settling into First World War style trench warfare, he would seem a most apposite [...]
If Theresa May’s withdrawal deal passes, it will haunt the Tories forever March 21, 2019 Thank you John Bercow. I’m sure that the speaker had his own reasons for announcing that Theresa May cannot just keep bringing back the same motion to parliament so she can browbeat, blackmail and bribe her backbench MPs into supporting the abomination that is her withdrawal agreement. I’m sure he is hoping that, in whittling [...]
May tells public ‘I’m on your side’ as she calls for Brexit date extension March 21, 2019 Theresa May last night conceded that any delay to Brexit was “a matter of deep personal regret” as she used a live Downing Street address to pile pressure on MPs to back her unpopular deal. Speaking from Number 10, the Prime Minister said the public has “had enough” of the Brexit debate and wanted politicians [...]