Sadiq Khan has urged the Government to revisit new social media rules, saying that the disorder of the last week shows that regulations due to come into force are “not fit for purpose”. New regulation of social media platforms – the Online Safety Act – became law in the UKContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer has told far-right thugs that there will be no let-up in bringing them to justice, as he held his third emergency Cobra meeting in a week amid concerns there could be a new wave of violence this weekend. It is understood he told the meeting on ThursdayContinue Reading
A new Labour MP has been accused of racism over a series of recently unearthed offensive tweets. Lauren Edwards, the MP for Rochester and Strood, made comments about Estonians, Parliament’s cleaners and a halal restaurant, in the now-deleted posts. She has since apologised and said she “deeply regrets” the tweets.Continue Reading
Nigel Farage has doubled down on his much-criticised claims about the Southport stabbings, as new polling shows the Reform UK leader’s popularity has plummeted. Following the killings of three girls last week, Mr Farage claimed “the truth was being withheld” about the suspect and has gone on to allege theContinue Reading
Labour has suspended a councillor over a speech at a counter demonstration calling for the throats of anti-immigration protesters to be cut. Dartford councillor Ricky Jones has been suspended by the party over the video, which shows him in the middle of a cheering crowd at a protest in Walthamstow,Continue Reading
Billionaire social media boss Elon Musk has launched another attack on the British authorities attempting to tackle far right hate riots in the UK. The owner of X (formerly Twitter) posted “woke stasi” this morning in response to the director of public prosecutions Stephen Parkinson promising to prosecute people whoContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer has been warned that “tinkering” with Britain’s EU deal will not rescue the economy and bring about the increase in growth or productivity his government has aimed to achieve. The warning from the independent all-party pressure group European Movement has come with a shopping list of thingsContinue Reading
Thousands of angry viewers have sent complaints to the broadcaster watchdog Ofcom over Good Morning Britain presenter Ed Balls interviewing his wife Yvette Cooper on Monday 5 August. It comes in a busy week for the watchdog which also published a letter it had sent to social media companies includingContinue Reading
Just a month into the job, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer sounds more like the prosecutor he used to be than the leader of a powerful nation as he tries to quell riots that have swept the country in the past week. The unfolding crisis presents his first major testContinue Reading
The role of social media in the violence and disorder on Britain’s streets has become a key issue in recent days, with the moderation and regulation of platforms coming under scrutiny. Here is a closer look at how content moderation currently works and what regulation of the sector could changeContinue Reading
