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Sky News Politics4 Jun 2026

MP sues Elon Musk's xAI over deepfakes of her in a bikini

Labour MP Jess Asato is suing Elon Musk's xAI, saying the Grok chatbot was used to create fake images of her in a bikini.

Sky News Politics4 Jun 2026

Starmer backs Labour MP suing Elon Musk's xAI over deepfakes of her in a bikini

Sir Keir Starmer has backed a Labour MP who is suing Elon Musk's xAI, saying the Grok chatbot was used to create fake images of her in a bikini.

Express Politics4 Jun 2026

Politics LIVE: Police chief responds to Farage criticism as fury over Henry Nowak grows

Hampshire Police chief constable Alexis Boon has apologised to Mr Nowak's family for the student being handcuffed and arrested as he lay dying.

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BBC Politics4 Jun 2026

Former MI6 chief Sir Alex Younger dies aged 62

Sir Alex held a career in British intelligence that spanned almost three decades after joining the service in 1991.

Express Politics4 Jun 2026

Keir Starmer ally's bombshell texts to Mandelson revealed

Text messages between Darren Jones and Peter Mandelson requests for advice on ministerial reshuffles.

Conservative Home4 Jun 2026

Badenoch’s response to the Nowak murder is proof she is the serious candidate on the right

The message that Badenoch must send is that she will put country before party, and principles before political point scoring. It is not a complicated formula, and it will draw a very important, and necessary dividing line between her and any who seek to claim the Right as their own. The post Badenoch’s response to the Nowak murder is proof she is the serious candidate on the right appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home4 Jun 2026

John Oxley: When underfunded risks being undefended, missing a deadline can be deadly

We are already years behind in properly and adequately funding defence for the challenges we face. Deferring comes with real costs to both our armed forces and the companies that supply them. It is also revelatory: if governments want things to happen, they need more than ambition. The post John Oxley: When underfunded risks being undefended, missing a deadline can be deadly appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home4 Jun 2026

Ben Fletcher: The economic debate is moving in our direction – we should seize the opportunity with confidence

The left of politics is seeking, and in some instances succeeding, to persuade voters that free markets have failed, and this failure is the cause of the very low growth in GDP per capita we have experienced. The reverse is true. The post Ben Fletcher: The economic debate is moving in our direction – we should seize the opportunity with confidence appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home4 Jun 2026

Benjamin Elks: Councils should not be tempted by a Holiday Tax

Overnight visitor levies may seem like an easy way to generate more cash from people who can’t vote you out, but they could be the final nail in the coffin for many businesses reliant on tourism to stay afloat. The post Benjamin Elks: Councils should not be tempted by a Holiday Tax appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics4 Jun 2026

Zombie Blairites still have British politics in their grip – it’s time to break free | Aditya Chakrabortty

Tony Blair’s departure as PM should have prompted a fresh start for Labour. But Starmer’s sad, backward-looking government remains in his thrall Now half term is over, let’s have a quick quiz. Reading these lines, can you spot the common theme? Westminster has been mesmerised this week by the messages of a famous Blairite, Peter Mandelson, especially his damning exchanges with fellow carrier of the Blair torch, Pat McFadden. Last week’s big news was an essay written by Tony Blair himself. That

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The Guardian Politics4 Jun 2026

Who were the far-right agitators at the Henry Nowak protests in Southampton?

Protest over killing of Nowak and his treatment by police was attended by several far-right leaders, anti-immigrant influencers and known fascists Some of those who attended a protest in Southampton on Tuesday night were ordinary members of the public, appalled at the killing of Henry Nowak and his treatment at the hands of the police – who handcuffed him after a false accusation of racism by his killer, Vickrum Digwa. But the protest, which turned violent, was also attended by several far-right

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The Guardian Politics4 Jun 2026

Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker: the US commentators banned from the UK – podcast

The leftwing American commentator Cenk Uygur talks about the ban on him and his nephew, Hasan Piker, entering the UK this week. With reporting from Kiran Stacey “We’re not allowed to put you on the plane,” said the woman at the terminal. “You can’t board because the British government has withdrawn your ETA.” This is how, at LAX airport, the leftwing commentator Cenk Uygur learned he had been banned from the UK. As he tells Lucy Hough, he and his nephew Hasan Piker, a hugely popular streamer, ha