The Latest Breaking News from Peter Kyle

Government engaging with Southport families ahead of Prevent learning review

The Sunday Times reported at the weekend that the Prevent learning review will criticise counterterrorism officers.

Evening Standard · Jan 27, 2025

Gov.uk app could lead to ‘mandatory ID scheme’, claim privacy groups

App and wallet would allow people to carry digital versions of key documents such as driving licence on their phones

The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2025

Failing to remove extreme content ‘risks other attacks’, Cooper tells tech firms

The Home Secretary has written to firms including Elon Musk’s X and Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta telling them to urgently review content.

Evening Standard · Jan 25, 2025

Digital passports among IDs to be available in UK government app

The app announced by Peter Kyle, the secretary of state for technology, will launch in June with driving licences and veteran cards the first available IDs

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2025

Driving licences and veteran cards to be first digital IDs in Government app

DBS checks and marriage certificates are among the credentials the Government hopes to have available inside the wallet by the end of 2027.

Evening Standard · Jan 21, 2025

Digital driving licences coming this year as part of new government app

A new Gov.uk app will include a wallet to store digital versions of government-issued documents will be made available later this year.

The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2025

‘Humphrey' government AI assistant looks to slash UK public sector red tape

Humphrey will help unlock new efficiencies across government departments, including the NHS, HMRC and DVLA.

TechRadar · Jan 21, 2025

Government AI assistant named after ‘machiavellian’ sitcom legend

Chillingly, in the BBC sitcom, Humphrey emerges as cabinet secretary, the most powerful position in the civil service

The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2025

Civil Service ‘Humphrey’ AI tools aim to cut back spending and speed up work

Some of the tools, named after the fictional Whitehall official Sir Humphrey Appleby from the BBC’s Yes, Minister, are ready for use straight away.

The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2025

Cringing before the tech giants is no way to make Britain an AI superpower

To realise his dream for economic growth, Keir Starmer must seize the reins of technological power

The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2025