Social media urged to act on violent content after Hamas attack UK minister calls urgent meeting as EU criticises X over misleading content such as repurposed historical footage The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2023
Science hasn’t gone ‘woke’ – the only people meddling with it are the Tories Michelle Donelan’s plan to ‘depoliticise’ science with new guidelines on sex and gender research is a chilling move, says science writer Philip Ball The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2023
Suella Braverman’s speech ‘no Enoch Powell situation’, insists Grant Shapps But top London Tory accuses Home Secretary of inflaming divisions after he was kicked out of conference Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2023
Barclay ‘playing politics at expense of people’s health’ amid trans plan The Health Secretary faced criticism from some quarters but got the backing of his party colleague Suella Braverman. The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023
Ofcom must look into GB News over Dan Wootton and Laurence Fox, minister says Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan hit out at their ‘unacceptable and disgraceful’ on-air behaviour. The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2023
Dangerous AI systems need a ‘smoke alarm’, warn UK ministers Technology secretary, Michelle Donelan, hopes safety summit will help to establish early warning signs in technology The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2023
Tech Secretary hoping for agreement over AI safety ‘smoke alarm’ at summit Michelle Donelan said she hoped countries attending the UK’s AI Safety Summit would agree to global safety measures. The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023
Online Safety Bill: Legislation to tame the online ‘Wild West’ clears Parliament UK will be the safest place in the world to be online with ‘game-changing’ new law, claim ministers Evening Standard · Sep 19, 2023
Legislation to tame the online ‘Wild West’ clears Parliament The Online Safety Bill completed its final stages in the House of Lords. The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023
Michelle Donelan AI speech disrupted by climate protesters The Science Secretary was speaking at a technology conference when activists staged their protest. The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023
No 10 defends ministers using China-linked TikTok on non-Government phones The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said Grant Shapps and Michelle Donelan have made clear they are ensuring they use TikTok in the ‘correct way’. The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023
William Hague calls for end to ‘runaway train’ of pension triple lock Former Tory leader says it is time to stop party’s adherence to policy, amid reports some in government are considering changes The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2023
Disposable vapes to be banned to protect children Reports suggest an announcement could be made next week Evening Standard · Sep 12, 2023
Government poised to ban disposable vapes Reports suggest an announcement could be made next week. The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023
The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2023 Former Lioness and reality TV stars to join No 10 meeting on online safety The event in Downing Street will see celebrities discuss online abuse as the Online Safety Bill returns to the Commons.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2023 Take it from someone who was on the internet at 10 years old: a ban won’t keep children off TikTok This misguided Tory crackdown won’t keep kids off social media. The best solution is for families to have open conversations, says Chris Stokel-Walker, author of TikTok Boom
The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2023 UK abandoned plans to rejoin Euratom after concluding impact of absence ‘could not be reversed’– as it happened This live blog is now closed, you can read more on this subject here
The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023 Gillian Keegan visits school after criticising ‘sensationalist’ concrete queries The under-fire Education Secretary visited a school in Essex, which is one of the regions worst affected by crumbling concrete.
The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023 All we know about HMP Wandsworth as terror suspect Daniel Khalife escapes ‘by clinging to food delivery van’ Escape is ‘at best’ a ‘catastrophic systems failure’ – but is ‘not entirely surprising’, says prison’s ex-security chief
The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2023 Inquiry to establish why escaped terror suspect was not held at top-security jail Investigation launched over escape of Daniel Khalife from category B facility, cabinet minister confirms
The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023 Minister admits questions to answer after terror suspect escapes prison Police are continuing to hunt for a former soldier accused of terrorism.
The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2023 Science facility which kickstarted UK’s Covid drug development gets £500m The Diamond Light Source, which is 10,000 times more powerful than a traditional microscope, has made ground-breaking health discoveries.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2023 Social media firms risk ‘humongous’ fines if they grant access to under-13s Technology secretary Michelle Donelan says online safety bill will enable Ofcom to fine firms up to 10% of their global turnover
The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023 Rishi Sunak announces Bletchley Park as site of autumn AI summit The talks on November 1-2 will consider safety measures needed to mitigate the risks of the technology.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2023 UK minister defends plan to demand access to encrypted messages Technology secretary says move proposed in online safety bill is necessary to combat child abuse