By: Jessica Frank-Keyes

Political Reporter Political Reporter Jessica Frank-Keyes is the political reporter at CityAM. She covers Westminster politics, City Hall, Labour and the Conservative party.

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‘No reasonable person’ can expect China to play by AI rules: Truss

October 26, 2023

Liz Truss has urged Rishi Sunak to rescind China’s invite to the government’s landmark summit on artificial intelligence (AI) next week. The short-lived former Prime Minister wrote to her successor asking him to reconsider extending the invitation to Xi Jinping’s government in Beijing. Sunak plans to host foreign government representatives, including US vice-president Kamala Harris, [...]
Rachel Reeves denies plagiarism in new book

October 26, 2023

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has denied accusations of plagiarism in her new book on women in economics.
Rishi Sunak: UK shouldn’t ‘rush to regulate’ AI despite dossier of dangers

October 26, 2023

Rishi Sunak has said the UK “shouldn’t be in a rush to regulate” the development of artificial intelligence (AI) despite a dossier of potential dangers laid out by the government. The Prime Minister made a speech on the risks and rewards of the new technology at the Royal Society this morning ahead of the UK’s [...]
No10: We can’t rule out AI posing ‘existential threat’ to humanity

October 25, 2023

No10 says it is unable to rule out artificial intelligence (AI) posing an “existential threat” to humanity.
Ex-Natwest boss Alison Rose breached data rules in Farage debanking scandal

October 25, 2023

Former Natwest chief executive Dame Alison Rose breached data protection rules during the Nigel Farage debanking scandal, the UK's data privacy watchdog has confirmed.
Nadine Dorries claims big tech firms are ‘too powerful’ and have secret ‘dials’ to control the internet

October 25, 2023

Former culture secretary Nadine Dorries claimed “Big Tech” is “becoming too powerful in all areas of daily life”.
UK minister: UN chief ‘wrong’ to criticise Israeli response to Hamas

October 25, 2023

The UK disagrees with the United Nations (UN) secretary-general’s comments that Hamas’ attacks on Israel “did not happen in a vacuum”, Robert Jenrick has said. The immigration minister told Sky News: “We don’t believe Israel has broken international law. There is a clear right in international law for a nation to defend itself, and that [...]
Brandon Lewis: Former Tory chairman to join firm co-founded by sanctioned Russian billionaires

October 25, 2023

Lewis will join the London-based firm, co-founded by billionaires Mikhail Fridman and Petr Aven, as an advisor.
Bill that would ban boycotting Israel set to be debated in Parliament

October 25, 2023

A bill which would ban British public bodies from boycotting Israel is set to be debated by MPs today. Levelling up secretary Michael Gove will bring the bill to Parliament today, as first reported by the Guardian, despite warnings it could stoke tensions amid the Israel-Gaza crisis. It comes amid an increasingly severe humanitarian crisis [...]
Five pledges: How is Rishi Sunak doing after one year in No10?

October 25, 2023

Just 12 months ago today, Rishi Sunak made history. Entering No10, on 25 October, 2022, he became the UK’s first British Asian and Hindu Prime Minister – and took over from his record-breaking predecessor after just 49 days. Since then, he’s lost five by-elections; visited Ukraine, the US and Israel, and seen his personal poll [...]

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