Sunak to meet Google boss for AI threat talks as regulation debate heats up May 25, 2023 Rishi Sunak and Google chief executive Sundar Pichai will reportedly meet tomorrow for talks on the threat posed by artificial intelligence (AI). The Prime Minister and tech boss will hold a private meeting on Friday, according to Sky News. Downing Street would not confirm the meeting to City A.M. and Google did not immediately respond [...]
Starmer copycat? Sunak bemoans ‘ridiculous’ ads for vapes directed at children May 25, 2023 Rishi Sunak has expressed concern about his daughters potentially being targeted by vape advertising after figures showed the proportion of children trying e-cigarettes has doubled in the past decade. The Prime Minister said it was “ridiculous” that the products appear to be marketed towards young people. Campaigners have argued that vapes are designed to attract [...]
Net migration figures present collision between facts and feelings for Sunak May 25, 2023 Net migration figures have hit record highs – to the surprise of precisely no one. Expectation management is a vital piece of the political toolkit. That much-touted 1,000-seat loss in the local election results was brought out in advance as an over-the-top figure designed to give the electorate a happy surprise – but, to the [...]
Net migration to UK hits record high of 606,000 as Brexit scales EU movement back May 25, 2023 Net migration to the UK has hit a record high of 606,000, new figures released this morning reveal. The significant surge in legal migration for 2022 has hit the highest level on record, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) data. It follows weeks of speculation over the numbers with prime minister Rishi Sunak seeking [...]
London takes global tech capital crown from New York May 25, 2023 London has been ranked as the world’s most high-tech city snatching the top spot from New York, according to new research shared exclusively with City A.M. The capital scored top marks for its world-leading financial services, deep talent pool as well as the quality of its business environment and international reputation, according to Z/Yen Group’s [...]
Suella Braverman escapes ethics probe into speeding row May 24, 2023 Suella Braverman has escaped an ethics investigation over claims she asked civil servants whether they could arrange her a private speeding awareness course. Prime minister Rishi Sunak has confirmed no “further investigation” will take place into the row and said he was “reassured [Braverman] takes these matters seriously”. In a letter to the home secretary, [...]
Jeremy Hunt and Rishi Sunak’s profit tax rise to hit investment, survey finds May 22, 2023 Jeremy Hunt and Rishi Sunak’s corporation tax hike is poised to squeeze the UK economy by mothballing investment, new figures out today show. Nearly half of all mid-sized companies intend to shelve big spending projects due to the Chancellor and Prime Minister snatching a greater share of company profits, according to consultancy BDO. Last month, [...]
‘Increasingly authoritarian’ China poses ‘biggest challenge of our age’, Sunak warns May 21, 2023 Rishi Sunak has warned that an increasingly authoritarian China poses the “biggest challenge of our age” after discussing how to tackle aggression from Beijing with western allies. The prime minister said that it is the “only country with both the means and intent to reshape the world order” after meeting with leaders at the G7 [...]
Russia blood diamonds are latest Kremlin sanction from UK as Sunak goes after 86 more Putin-linked individuals May 19, 2023 Britain is banning Russian diamonds in a new wave of sanctions to pressure Vladimir Putin over his invasion of Ukraine as Rishi Sunak warns allies against complacency at the G7 summit in Japan. The Prime Minister announced the new measures against Russia, also including a prohibition on imports of Russian-origin copper, aluminium and nickel on [...]
Sunak’s semiconductor plans will leave UK ‘very vulnerable’, warn tech bosses May 19, 2023 Tech bosses have hit out at the government’s landmark £1bn semiconductor strategy, blasting it as “a drop in the ocean” which leaves the UK “very vulnerable”. Founders warned the government’s proposals for investment over the next decade to boost the UK’s domestic silicon chip and compound semiconductor production were “disappointing”, with the announced £1bn funding [...]