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Hammer us more, Andy! Two-thirds of Labour members think they’re taxed TOO LITTLE and want Burnham to boost Government’s spending
A YouGov poll found that 64 per cent of Labour members believe the Government taxes too little and spends too little on public services, while 9 per cent think it taxes and spends too much. The findings came before Andy Burnham’s conference speech, where he was expected to outline a proposed NHS-style social care system…
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Juno Films Takes North American Rights To ‘The Extraordinary Miss Flower’
Juno Films has acquired North American rights to *The Extraordinary Miss Flower*, an experimental biographical film by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard. The deal sets up a planned theatrical launch in New York and Los Angeles in early 2027, followed by a digital release. The film centres on Geraldine Flower and love letters sent to…
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Ro Khanna urges US and Chinese AI firms to negotiate safety treaty
Representative Ro Khanna, the top Democrat on the House Select Committee on China, is urging the US government and Chinese AI companies to negotiate a treaty aimed at preventing artificial intelligence from becoming uncontrollably dangerous. In letters sent to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and three major Chinese AI firms—DeepSeek, Alibaba, and…
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FIFA and UEFA clash over abandoned World Cup investment plan
FIFA and UEFA are locked in an escalating legal dispute over the shelved Fifa Forward Enterprise scheme, which proposed selling stakes in the World Cup to private investors. FIFA has filed court documents in Florida characterising UEFA’s disclosure request as a “misinformation campaign” and refusing to release evidence about the controversial plan, whilst UEFA has…
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Labour leadership signals flexibility on pension triple lock amid budget pressures
Lucy Powell has not ruled out Labour changing the state pension triple lock in its next manifesto, despite saying the party remains committed to the policy during this Parliament. The uncertainty comes as Andy Burnham prepares to discuss how to fund social care reform, with changing the pension uprating system reportedly among the options being…
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Russian embassy threatens Britain and NATO over fictional war scenario
Russia’s embassy in London has issued a nuclear threat to Britain and NATO following Sky’s television programme “The Wargame,” which depicted a fictional scenario of Russian military aggression against the UK with British retaliation against Russian territories including Kaliningrad. The programme, featuring prominent figures such as Michael Gove and former UK ambassador to the US…
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Campaigners urge ministers to end Palantir’s NHS data contract
Healthcare campaigners MedAct and Just Treatment are staging protests at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool and in London, urging ministers not to extend Palantir’s NHS data platform contract. The debate matters because the government is weighing whether to continue a major role for the US technology company in managing NHS data, amid concerns about…
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US campaigns report millions in spending on artificial intelligence tools
US campaign finance disclosures show that political campaigns are increasingly paying for AI tools, despite candidates saying little publicly about their use. Since 2020, federal candidates and campaigns have reported at least $17m in spending with AI vendors, across 523 campaigns; the issue may be politically sensitive, as a 2025 Pew survey found more than…
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Meta’s AI breaches privacy; grandmother wrongly jailed by facial recognition
Meta’s shopping AI shared a seller’s address without consent, leading to an arranged visit. Meanwhile, a Tennessee grandmother spent six months behind bars after a flawed facial recognition misidentification.
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Trump denies offering Iran sanctions relief for nuclear concessions – US politics live
President Trump has categorically denied reports that he offered Iran sanctions relief in exchange for nuclear concessions, taking to Truth Social to insist “I offered them NOTHING” in response to claims from Axios and CNN. These outlets cited unidentified US officials stating that Trump was willing to ease sanctions and release frozen Iranian funds conditional…