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The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

14 screeching Labour U-turns since Starmer came to power – as plans to postpone local elections cancelled

The Government has abandoned plans to delay elections across 30 councils

Evening Standard

UK right to weigh diplomacy before ‘calling out’ allies on international law breaches, says attorney general

Exclusive: In first comments since US attack on Venezuela, Richard Hermer refrains from singling out Trump administration

The Guardian - UK

No 10 defends military funding amid warnings of £28bn black hole

Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton reportedly told the Prime Minister last year about a £28 billion shortfall between now and 2030.

Evening Standard

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AI chatbot Grok restricts image generation after global backlash to sexualised deepfakes

The chatbot has been under fire over the past two weeks for generating sexually-explicit deepfakes of women and minors.

Euronews

Starmer takes on Musk and Trump over ‘insulting’ Grok changes on sexualised images

Downing Street says move to restrict AI tool is ‘not a solution’ after sexualised images of women and children were generated

The Independent UK

Voices: How ready is the UK to send troops to Ukraine? Join The Independent Debate

THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE: Is the UK’s pledge to send troops to Ukraine realistic in 2026, or does it risk overstretching a military already under pressure?

The Independent UK

Greens could join pact with Labour to stop Farage – but only if Starmer is replaced as leader, Polanski says

Exclusive: Zack Polanski tells The Independent that doing a deal with a Starmer-led Labour Party would ‘lead to a worse version of Nigel Farage’

The Independent UK

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Musk's Grok chatbot restricts image generation after global backlash to sexualized deepfakes

Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok has stopped allowing most users to generate or edit images after backlash over sexualized deepfakes

The Independent UK

UK ministers considering leaving X amid concern over AI tool images

Labour party chair says government having conversations about use of platform in light of sexualised Grok images

The Guardian - UK

Lib Dem-Labour coalition with Ed Davey as prime minister ‘least unpopular’ option among voters, poll finds

More than a third of voters say they would support such a result while 45 per cent say they would oppose it

The Independent UK

X could be banned in UK amid sexualised AI images concerns

Sir Keir Starmer indicated that Elon Musk’s social media platform could be blocked in the UK

The Independent UK

Sleaford Mods: 'The Apocalypse has already happened'

Sleaford Mods frontman Jason Williamson has been the genius, foul-mouthed voice of working-class Britain for more than a decade — now he’s eyeing up the fate of the planet.

Evening Standard

Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery

Editing function to be limited to paying subscribers after X threatened with fines and regulatory action

The Guardian - UK

'It's Disgusting': PM Keir Starmer Puts UK Ban on X 'On the Table' Over Grok AI Deepfake Scandal

UK PM Keir Starmer condemns Elon Musk's X after its AI Grok generated deepfake sexual images, calling it 'disgusting' and warning a UK ban is possible.

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The Independent UK

UK faces ‘£28bn defence funding shortfall’, top military chief warns Starmer

The news of a reported shortfall comes as the UK this week pledged to put troops on the ground in Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves’s pub reprieve is nothing for Labour to cheer about

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The government’s latest U-turn, over business rate relief, will be welcomed by publicans – but it only comes after a noisy nationwide campaign that saw MPs banned from more than a thousand boozers. It is sadly emblematic of how this administration goes about its business

Evening Standard

Starmer ‘reiterates’ Greenland position with Danish PM and speaks again to Trump

The PM has spoken to Denmark’s leader and US President Donald Trump.

The Independent UK

Starmer accused of delaying law change on ethnic minority pay gap over fears of Farage backlash

A scathing letter from the Ethnicity Pay Gap Steering Committee has questioned why Labour have delayed legal changes for wage justice for six months

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The Independent UK

Is the UK really ready to put boots on the ground in Ukraine? Britain’s dwindling military might in numbers

IN FOCUS: Deployment to Ukraine would likely require thousands troops which the UK may not be able to spare, Maira Butt writes

The Independent UK

Britain says tanker seizure is a win for trans-Atlantic security but tensions loom over Greenland

The U.S. has seized a Venezuela-linked oil tanker in the North Atlantic, backed by British support

International Business Times UK

Keir Starmer Labelled 'Slippery' As He Admits Labour Could Back Closer EU Alignment

Sir Keir Starmer's admission that Labour could pursue closer EU alignment threatens his premiership and hands momentum to Nigel Farage's Reform movement.

The Independent UK

Former Labour minister tells Starmer’s government to quit X

It is ‘unconscionable to use the site for another minute’, Louise Haigh said

Evening Standard

PM faces call to rule out use of British bases if US attacks Greenland

US officials have said they could use ‘military means’ to ‘acquire’ the semi-autonomous Danish territory.

The Independent UK

Pubs handed a lifeline as Reeves set to U-turn on plans to scrap business rate relief

Exclusive: The chancellor is set for another major U-turn after coming under pressure from Labour MPs

Evening Standard

'We were screaming for help': How Venezuelans in London feel about Maduro's capture

Donald Trump’s operation in Venezuela has shocked the world – but the news was greeted with cautious celebration by exiles from the Maduro regime in London

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