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The Guardian Politics13 Jun 2026

UK sets out AI infrastructure push at London Tech Week – how does it stack up?

Government announces plans to invest billions, but questions linger over how its proposals on chips, social media and more will work Ownership of the commanding heights of the AI economy is a political talking point around the world, as countries seek to assert some control of a technology dominated by the US and China. London Tech Week, the showcase event for the UK tech industry, focused heavily on that theme this week. A government keen to show it has a growth story, and an assertive narrativ

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The Guardian Politics13 Jun 2026

Head of Commons media committee denies writing article accusing BBC of bias

Excoriating article under Caroline Dinenage’s name remains on ConservativeHome website It was a crisis that toppled a BBC director general and his head of news. After contentious accusations of bias by a former external adviser, Michael Prescott, both Tim Davie and Deborah Turness quit the corporation. At the height of the media storm that ensued last November, the corporation was struck by another blow. A key figure in scrutinising the BBC – the chair of the Commons culture, media and sport co

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The Guardian Politics13 Jun 2026

Public control of water and energy at heart of Burnham agenda, sources say

Exclusive: Greater Manchester mayor ‘serious’ about taking over ‘essentials of life’ if he becomes PM, a move critics say could cost taxpayer billions A decade-long project to bring water and energy into public control will lie at the heart of Andy Burnham’s agenda should he become prime minister, according to sources close to the Greater Manchester mayor. Several close allies of Burnham have said he wants to take over broad swathes of UK utilities in an effort to improve performance and potent

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The Guardian Politics13 Jun 2026

The right has created a false reality – fuelled by toxic images delivered straight to your phone | Jason Okundaye

After a week of violence and discord, this is clear: some politicians know images supersede inconvenient facts. And Labour has no good response When voters in Makerfield head to the polls next week, their decision, as is increasingly the case across the nation, may come down to this: whether to be more swayed by a hopeful vision of the UK or by a narrative that defines the country as little more than the most shocking thing they have seen on their phone that day. That quandary has been sharpened

The Guardian Politics12 Jun 2026

Merope Mills awarded CBE in king’s honours list for Martha’s rule campaign

Journalist and healthcare campaigner was driving force behind patient safety initiative after death of 13-year-old daughter The healthcare campaigner and journalist Merope Mills has been made a CBE in the king’s birthday honours list for services to patient safety. Mills, a senior editor at the Guardian, was a driving force behind the introduction of an initiative in England said to have potentially saved hundreds of lives. She has spent years campaigning for the introduction of Martha’s rule un

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The Guardian Politics12 Jun 2026

Asylum seekers removed from Essex hotel targeted by far right as Home Office ends contract

Bell hotel in Epping was scene of violent protests after asylum seeker living there sexually assaulted girl and woman Asylum seekers have been removed from the Epping hotel that became a flashpoint for anti-immigration protests across England last summer as the Home Office terminates its contract with the establishment. The hotel on the outskirts of the Essex town was the scene of increasingly large protests after an asylum seeker who was living there sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl and a

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The Guardian Politics12 Jun 2026

UK to ban under-16s from ‘high risk’ social media apps

Keir Starmer to set out plans on Monday but there are fears a decision to ban some platforms but not others will lead to legal challenges Teenagers under the age of 16 are to be banned from accessing “high-risk” social media apps while safer platforms will be subjected to restrictions, under a sweeping government crackdown to be announced next week. Under-18s will also be banned from using romantic or sexual AI chatbots following a consultation on keeping children safe online. Continue reading.

The Guardian Politics12 Jun 2026

Who is Dan Jarvis, the new defence secretary replacing John Healey?

Ex-paratrooper, once touted as a leadership contender, described by MPs as ‘honourable’ and ‘generally a good bloke’ MPs who know Dan Jarvis are not surprised he accepted the cursed job of defence secretary – even knowing he might only last a few weeks in the job. The former paratrooper, once touted as a leadership contender, has long seemed destined for that role after having worked his way diligently through ministerial ranks, a South Yorkshire mayoralty and the shadow cabinet. Continue readi

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The Guardian Politics12 Jun 2026

Remove Windrush payout scheme from Home Office control, campaigners urge

Public figures sign open letter calling for scheme to be moved from Home Office to independent body UK politics live – latest updates The prime minister and the home secretary have been urged to remove the Windrush compensation scheme from Home Office control. About 70 public figures have signed an open letter backing a call by the Windrush Justice Community Collective (WJCC) for a radical overhaul of the scheme, which was set up to compensate those, mainly Black Britons, who were wrongly clas

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The Guardian Politics12 Jun 2026

Healey showdown raises fresh questions over Starmer-Reeves power dynamic

Former defence secretary’s accusation, that PM lacks impetus and is easily swayed by chancellor’s demands, is familiar territory One of the most scathing accusations made by John Healey in his resignation letter on Thursday was that the prime minister lacks the authority to stand up to his chancellor. “You have been unable, and the Treasury has been unwilling, to commit the resources that the nation needs to defend the country at this time of rising threats,” the former defence secretary wrote.

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The Guardian Politics12 Jun 2026

Labour’s woes are like a slow-motion car crash – and Keir Starmer isn’t even in the driving seat | Marina Hyde

More resignations, more possible leadership challenges and dubious ‘sources’ – the PM has lost control of his own political agenda “This isn’t the beginning of the end,” one senior Labour adviser remarked yesterday. “It has gone way beyond that.” To the middle of the end? The late-middle? Forgive the attempt to ascertain the precise coordinates of where we are in the decline and fall of Keir Starmer, which feels like it’s clocking in at slightly longer than the last days of Rome (conservatively

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