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Make AI Safe for Kids says @jimsteyer in this month's Chamber magazine. He details how California is showing the way. politicsuk.com/news/make-ai-s…

Why is @TheBMA offering their staff a lower pay rise than what the Government has offered resident doctors? In an embarrassing admission, BMA staff have been offered a 2.75% pay rise, below the 3.5% government offer to doctors. @GMB_union has called the pay offer “disappointing”.

As resident (junior) doctors walk out on strike for a further six days, Health & Care Secretary, @wesstreeting says the Government will not negotiate on pay after giving resident doctors the most generous pay rises in the public sector. Streeting also told @TimesRadio NHS leaders have not been “banging on the door” asking for new training places - @TheBMA has.

Why are maternity deaths at a 20‑year high? Because despite 67 warnings over a decade, the NHS repeatedly failed to act on clear red flags says a @thetimes investigation - from blood clots and heart issues to sepsis, severe pain and bleeding - leaving maternal deaths to rise.

Members of the Royal Family, led by The King and Queen, attended the Easter Matins Service at St George’s Chapel, Windsor today.

Archbishop of Canterbury, @ArchbishopSarah will use her first Easter sermon as leader of the @churchofengland to call for an end to "violence and destruction" in the Middle East. She will call for all people of the Middle East and the Gulf to "receive the peace, justice and freedom they long for".

Happy Easter to everyone celebrating today.

🐣✝️ Wishing a joyous Easter Sunday to Christians celebrating in the UK, the Commonwealth and around the world today.

Britain’s grid is close to running fossil‑fuel‑free for the first time since 1882 - and grid operators say they’re eager to finally hit this ‘ultimate record’ as renewables surge. @neso_energy thinks it’s ready for what it refers to as a “gold window” of operating with zero carbon emissions.

@DanJarvisMBE @NatalieFleetMP Photo @HouseofCommons

Security Minister, @DanJarvisMBE said last month that the volume, breadth and tempo of threats against elected representatives “is unprecedented." In comes as MPs have highlighted increased threats including Labour MP, @NatalieFleetMP, who said she was sent death threats on a daily basis. 2/2

Police are launching a new national democracy protection unit as threats and abuse against MPs surge to record levels. Reports of crimes have doubled since 2019, with nearly 1,000 cases last year - including rising death threats. MPs say the abuse is taking a heavy toll on their work and families. 1/2

New Local Election Projection by @Henry__Snowdon Ward-level model across 128 councils suggests: ➡️Reform leads nationally (top in 69 councils) 🌍Greens surge in urban/younger areas 🔶Lib Dems squeezed 🌳Tories down, but mixed 🌹Labour projected to collapse (top in just 14) A five-party system is here. politicsuk.com/news/local-ele…

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@wesstreeting last year - favouring an approach co-operating around elements of the single market. With @realDonaldTrump threatening to pull out of @NATO, the Government could seek much deeper agreements around defence and foreign policy. 2/2

What could a closer relationship with the EU look like? After @Keir_Starmer said yesterday that he would use a UK-EU summit to set out his plans, MPs are asking for details. The Prime Minister shut down discussions around a customs union led by Cabinet Ministers like 1/2

We’ve spent £20bn on fibre – yet 90% of social homes are still offline. If we’re serious about prevention, productivity and public service reform, the next growth frontier isn’t just building homes. It’s connecting them. Policy institute, Curia's new Connected Homes report following a sprint chaired by Crawley MP, @PeterKLamb, sets out how: politicsuk.com/news/connected…

Are doctors that could earn in excess of £100,000 being “reckless”? @Keir_Starmer has accused doctors and given them 48 hours to call off a 6 day strike - or lose the offer of 1,000 extra training places. Last week @TheBMA rejecting a 3.5% pay rise deal.

Grateful to @BaronessUddin for chairing the @UKAIofficial roundtable on “The Online Safety Act: Protecting the Digital Generation” at the @UKHouseofLords 🙏 Thank you to all the attendees for an engaging discussion and to the UKAI team for making this vital roundtable happen 🙏 UKAI will produce a report covering this discussion and the key findings that will be submitted under the UK Government consultation on the Online Safety Act. More info 👉 gov.uk/government/con… #ResponsibleAI #EthicalAI #EquitableAI #OnlineSafetyAct #UKAI #TechPolicy #AIPolicy @ChamberVoice @SciTechgovuk @Ofcom @NSPCC @CommonSense @TeacherTapp @WorldVision @HP4SaferScreens @OneHiveCoC @OversightBoard @QMUL @TheParentsZone @Roblox @LSEnews @iamfullfathom5 @politico @FCDOGovUK @aceobjects @ucl @AwarenessAI @mollyroseorg @montessori @SuperagenticAI @Official_CBWN @NexaQuanta @AdaLovelaceInst @IM_org

At the Attlee Foundation lecture, hosted by @thestrandgroup, Sir John Major warned democracy is under pressure at home and abroad: if mainstream politics fails to deliver, more extreme forces may fill the gap. A call to rebuild trust, defend democratic values, and take the rules-based world seriously: politicsuk.com/news/sir-john-…