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  • US puts £31bn tech ‘prosperity deal’ with Britain on ice

    Pledge to invest billions in UK paused, with Washington citing lack of progress on trade barriers across pond The US has paused its promised multi-billion-pound investment into British tech over trade disagreements, marking a serious setback in US-UK relations. The £31bn “tech prosperity deal”, hailed by Keir Starmer as “a generational stepchange in our relationship…

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  • YouTube channels spreading fake, anti-Labour videos viewed 1.2bn times in 2025

    Exclusive: More than 150 anonymous channels using cheap AI tools to spread false stories about Keir Starmer, study finds YouTube channels spreading fake, anti-Labour videos have amassed more than a billion views this year, as opportunists attempt to use AI-generated content to profit from political division in the UK. More than 150 channels have been…

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  • Starmer to unveil digital ID cards in plan set to ignite civil liberties row

    ‘Brit card’ already facing opposition from privacy campaigners as government looks for ways to tackle illegal immigration All working adults will need digital ID cards under plans to be announced by Keir Starmer, in a move that will spark a battle with civil liberties campaigners. The prime minister will set out the measures on Friday…

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  • More Britons view AI as economic risk than opportunity, Tony Blair thinktank finds

    TBI says poll data threatens Keir Starmer’s ambition for UK to become artificial intelligence ‘superpower’ Nearly twice as many Britons view artificial intelligence as a risk to the economy than regard it as an opportunity, according to Tony Blair’s thinktank. The Tony Blair Institute warned that the poll findings threatened Keir Starmer’s ambition for the…

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  • UK workers wary of AI despite Starmer’s push to increase uptake, survey finds

    Exclusive: A third of those polled do not tell bosses about use of tools and half think AI threatens the social structure It is the work shortcut that dare not speak its name. A third of people do not tell their bosses about their use of AI tools amid fears their ability will be questioned…

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