Friday evening news briefing: No 10 says Sunak has ‘full confidence’ in Braverman

[ad_1] Good evening, Downing Street has stressed that Rishi Sunak has “full confidence” in Suella Braverman, though it declined to say if the pair had spoken since the row over…

Self-driving cars move a step closer to taking to the roads in the UK

[ad_1] UK prime minister Rishi Sunak’s government signaled its intention to introduce new legislation to develop and regulate the sector. ADVERTISEMENT The self-driving vehicle sector in the UK was given…

UK Home Secretary wants to ban homeless people from living in tents – calling it ‘lifestyle choice’

[ad_1] Suella Braverman is proposing new laws to restrict the use of tents by homeless people, taking to X – formerly Twitter – to say many see it as a…

Elon Musk and Rishi Sunak to discuss risks posed by AI on Thursday

[ad_1] British PM Rishi Sunak and world’s richest man Elon Musk will come together to talk about the risks posed by artificial intelligence. The conversation between the duo will be…

Sunak to launch AI chatbot for Britons to pay taxes and access pensions

[ad_1] Rishi Sunak is planning to launch an AI chatbot to help the public pay taxes and access pensions in what would be the biggest use of advanced artificial intelligence…

It’s a wealthy European country, so why is homelessness on the rise?

[ad_1] In new data, it’s been revealed that overall spending on homelessness has increased by 10.5% since 2021/22 and a majority of councils have reported their costs have gone up.…

Tamworth trouncing shows Tories need bigger ideas than net zero pushback

[ad_1] This doesn’t mean that the Government has made a mistake in rowing back on some of the stricter intermediate targets, or erred by giving the go-ahead to another round…

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The difference between internship and poodleship

[ad_1] “What Tony Blair was to Bush II, Sunak is to Biden?” “What?” “He is enrolled in a course on poodleship.” “What in the world does that mean?” “You have…

‘Bentley was left stunned by Sunak’s electric car about-turn’

[ad_1] Unsurprisingly, Mr Sunak’s announcement sparked confusion among Bentley’s 4,000 employees. The Bentley chief held a meeting with staff last week to “reassure them” and stress that the manufacturer was…

UK financial services sector ‘at nascent stage’ of transition – industry experts

[ad_1] T he UK financial services sector is “at a nascent stage” of the green transition – but viewpoints among business leaders are beginning to shift, industry experts have said.…