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Sexualised images created by AI chatbot Grok are 'weapons of abuse,' says minister in clash with Elon Musk

Technology Secretary Liz Kendall told MPs that creating non-consensual intimate images will become a criminal offence from this week

Evening Standard

Minister ‘convinced’ of path to sustainability at Grangemouth plant

Government funding of £120 million will be topped up by £30 million from the plant’s owners Ineos.

Evening Standard

Labour’s workers’ rights bill to become law after Lords battle

The ‘historic’ bill has been praised by trade unions and MPs who pushed to get it through the House of Lords

Evening Standard

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Starmer hails Labour’s flagship Employment Rights Bill after climbdown by peers means it is set to become law

Business secretary Peter Kyle praised the ‘landmark legislation’ that will ‘drag Britain's outdated employment laws into the 21st century’

The Independent UK

US puts £31bn tech ‘prosperity deal’ with Britain on ice

Pledge to invest billions in UK paused, with Washington citing lack of progress on trade barriers across pond

The Guardian - UK

Business groups urge Tory peers to stop blocking Labour’s workers’ rights bill

Six of Britain’s biggest employer groups fear compromise deal brokered with bosses and union leaders is at risk

The Guardian - UK

What went on in London this week: windswept wigs at the Fashion Awards, and Soho swings again

Baby bumps, bouffants and Bridgerton brawls

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UK pulls $1.15bn support for Mozambique gas project after climate and terror concerns

TotalEnergies scheme became lightning rod for terror in region and was accused of violating human rights

The Guardian - UK

Starmer to back Budget amid row over Reeves’ deficit claims

Opposition figures have called for the City watchdog to investigate pre-Budget briefings about the fiscal shortfall.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer to back Rachel Reeves’ Budget amid row over deficit claims

Sir Keir will use a speech to support the decisions taken by Ms Reeves in the Budget

The Independent UK

Labour MPs to demand more concessions on workers’ rights after government climbdown

Unhappy MPs will push for stronger protections in other areas, such as bogus self-employment arrangements

The Guardian - UK

Congratulations, everyone! Starmer survives another week, and it’s only cost us £26bn

Labour can proudly say this was a budget for working people – that is, if your job happens to be prime minister, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

Senior minister insists employment rights U-turn does not breach manifesto

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson insisted the Employment Rights Bill remained ‘the biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in a generation’.

Evening Standard

No 10 dismisses claim that OBR revelations show Reeves misled public about need for tax rises in budget – UK politics live

Downing Street brushes off claims that the chancellor misled voters about the state of the public finances ahead of the budget

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Starmer faces Labour revolt over axing ‘day one’ workers’ rights reforms in manifesto breach

Fury among Labour backbenchers as announcement comes day after Government accused of another manifesto breach over Budget tax rises for working people

Evening Standard

Starmer faces backbench anger after ‘day one’ workers’ right U-turn

MPs including a former employment minister have said the move breaches Labour’s manifesto.

The Guardian - UK

Government to ditch day-one unfair dismissal policy from workers’ rights bill

Flagship Labour plan to be replaced with six-month threshold after Peter Kyle vows to not let businesses ‘lose’ under new law

The Independent UK

Reeves must prove she has a rock-solid plan to free us from this ‘growth crisis’

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The chancellor’s second Budget has been overshadowed by bleak forecasts, but while the OBR’s downgrade exposes the fragility of Labour’s economic promises and the limits of government spin, she must still deliver

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The Guardian - UK

Labour will listen to bosses’ concerns on workers’ rights, says business secretary

Peter Kyle tells CBI conference he will ensure firms do not lose as a result of overhaul

The Independent UK

Cabinet minister admits Labour’s tax rises have driven wealthy out of UK

It comes just days after the prime minister was urged to tackle a ‘dangerous brain drain’ that is harming the UK economy

Evening Standard

Kyle seeks to reassure business over workers’ rights concerns

Business Secretary Peter Kyle promised a series of consultations would listen to firms’ concerns on how the Employment Rights Bill is implemented.

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: Risk of Maccabi Tel Aviv facing antisemitic attacks not ‘predominant’ reason for match ban, police tell MPs – as it happened

West Midlands police’s assistant chief constable says threat of violence by Maccabi fans was more important consideration

The Independent UK

Reeves to hit 100,000 high-value properties with mansion tax in Budget

The tax will reportedly apply to homes worth more than £2m and could raise up to £450m for the Treasury

Evening Standard

Labour taxes partly to blame for rich leaving London, admits Business Secretary Peter Kyle

The Cabinet minister admitted that in recent years doctors, entrepreneurs as well as billionaires had left the country

Evening Standard

Badenoch to take aim at ‘anti-growth’ employment rights reforms

She is expected to say the Employment Rights Bill is ‘the single most complained-about measure’ she hears when she speaks to businesses.

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