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Labour MP joins calls for national inquiry into grooming gangs

UK can be ‘AI sweet spot’: Starmer’s tech minister on regulation, Musk, and free speech

Technology secretary Peter Kyle has the task of making Britain a leading player in the AI revolution, but says economic growth will not come at the cost of online safety

Tech giants told UK online safety laws ‘not up for negotiation’

Senior cabinet minister promises not to dilute new measures despite Musk comments and Zuckerberg’s attacks on countries ‘censoring’ content

• Majority of Britons believe Musk having negative impact on UK politics

• Reeves’ drive for growth seeks China lifeline after UK market turmoil

• ‘So immoral’: gig economy workers forced to pay fee to receive their wages

• MPs write to Wes Streeting asking for action plan on 14 hospitals in crisis

• Reeves vows to stand by fiscal rules to achieve stability despite market turmoil

• Bring North Sea oil and gas under greater public control, report urges

• Rachel Reeves says better ties with China will boost UK growth as she arrives in Beijing

• Pressure on Nigel Farage as Reform UK councillors resign over his leadership

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Opinion

If a Labour chancellor has to start cutting, keep calm. It’s not a betrayal

Phillip Inman

Trump, Musk and Zuckerberg have declared war on facts and truth. The pushback must start now

Emily Bell

Martin Rowson on Keir Starmer’s tempestuous week – cartoon

There are no adults in the room: there’s barely a room. This is politics at warp speed, and we know who’s benefiting

Marina Hyde

• Mick Lynch, you’re a legend – and the unapologetic working-class leader the left is missing

Polly Smythe

• Trump and his henchman Musk treat America’s oldest allies as enemies. Britain can’t face that threat alone

Jonathan Freedland

• For years I’ve asked ministers what they expect refugees to do. They never have an answer

Diane Taylor

• Farage, Musk and Trump: they crave your attention. Don’t give it to them

Andy Beckett

• Big retail will cope – but Reeves’ NICs raid is too much, too soon for part-timers

Nils Pratley

• Muskmania couldn’t save Steve Reed from the farmers, or himself

John Crace

• I didn’t think it was possible, but this week has been a new low for the Tories

Polly Toynbee

• ‘Stop saying I crashed the economy,’ says Liz Truss. Is it possible to gaslight an entire country?

Hugh Muir

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Features & Analysis

Expert tips on getting UK self-assessment tax returns right

Rachel Reeves faces another anxious week of second-guessing the City

‘All eyes are on Glasgow’: UK’s first legal drug consumption room ready to open

Cuts, tax rises and doing nothing: Rachel Reeves’ options to tackle economic woe

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Politics Weekly UK

Every Thursday, Guardian political columnist John Harris hosts a cast of voices from up and down the country as well as across the political spectrum to analyse the week’s political news.

Chris Riddell on Donald Trump pouring oil on to the climate crisis as Los Angeles burns – cartoon

Ben Jennings on the California wildfires – cartoon

As fires rage around Los Angeles, the prospect of a Trump presidency is looming over attempts to tackle the climate crisis

Nicola Jennings on Mark Zuckerberg’s plan to end fact-checking on Meta – cartoon

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