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Who is on Keir Starmer's China trip, and why are they there?

A delegation of ministers, business leaders and cultural figures are part of the trip, as the Prime Minister seeks to improve relations

Evening Standard

Pressure grows on ministers to end secrecy over UK medicines deal with Trump

Critics say government hiding true cost of agreement ‘despite being forced to admit financial burden will grow year on year’

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m picking winners’: UK business secretary takes activist approach to economic growth

AI evangelist Peter Kyle wants to scale up businesses, attract overseas investors and look out for UK’s poorer regions

The Guardian - UK

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Government admits its approval for Buckinghamshire AI datacentre should be quashed

Campaigners hail U-turn during legal challenge over proposed centre an ‘embarrassing climbdown’

The Guardian - UK

Why is the UK investing in £6.45bn Kraken when it doesn’t need public money?

Given the software company’s size and funding options, British Business Bank’s investment looks like mission creep

The Guardian - UK

Darren Jones brands reports he is source of Streeting briefing ‘total nonsense’

There have been reports of Cabinet-level infighting over the Health Secretary’s position in recent weeks.

Evening Standard

Starmer seeks to steady ship as tensions simmer over Greenland

The US president said he was 100% committed to hitting the UK and European allies with tariffs.

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‘In a volatile world, Britain stands out’: Reeves to try to turn Trump tariffs into an opportunity for UK business

The chancellor and business secretary will both be attending Davos with a message that the UK ‘offers the stability’ that businesses need to invest amid increasing global volatility

The Independent UK

UK to reimburse visa fees for top tech and science firms in push for growth

The Chancellor will pitch Britain as a haven of ‘stability’ as she meets business chiefs at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Fact check: Government received data on sector impact of revaluations

The Valuation Office Agency’s chief executive said the rateable tax valuation process included ‘data drops’ to the Government.

Evening Standard

Downing Street plays down prospect of Iranian revolutionary guard ban

No 10 pointed to comments made by the former head of MI6, who suggested that proscribing the organisation would have no ‘practical effect’.

Evening Standard

Labour MPs hit out after minister U-turns on Labour pledge to proscribe Iranian Revolutionary Guard

Business secretary Peter Kyle said that the UK government has ‘already used the sanctions against Iran to the full extent we can’ despite Yvette Cooper promising that Labour would proscribe the IRGC in opposition

The Independent UK

Minister to give update on X amid deepfake row

Liz Kendall will give a statement in the Commons amid reports that the chatbot Grok digitally undressed people without their consent.

Evening Standard

Government open to law change amid calls to proscribe Iranian military branch

Peter Kyle said ministers were committed to supporting the country’s citizens as they face brutal government suppression.

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The Guardian - UK

Law making creation of nonconsensual, intimate images illegal to come into force this week – as it happened

Liz Kendall says decision by X last week to restrict the Grok AI deepfake tool to subscribers did not go far enough

The Guardian - UK

UK threatens action against X over sexualised AI images of women and children

Government signals support for possible Ofcom intervention on Grok as scrutiny of X’s AI tool intensifies

Evening Standard

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

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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.

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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

The Independent UK

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 Guardian - 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

Evening Standard

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

Baby bumps, bouffants and Bridgerton brawls

The Guardian - UK

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 Independent UK

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

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