Science Secretary Liz Kendall has condemned the production of sexualised deepfake images using Elon Musk's Grok AI on X, calling it 'appalling and unacceptable in decent society'. She urged the platform to urgently address the issue, which involves digitally removing clothes from images of women and children.
Kendall's remarks came during a political cabinet meeting where Prime Minister Keir Starmer emphasised a 'relentless focus on the cost of living' and delivery of change. Starmer also warned against a 'Reform movement that feeds on grievance, decline and division', urging his team not to lose belief or nerve despite poor poll ratings.
A YouGov poll released today shows Labour in third place for the first time, behind Reform UK and the Conservatives. Starmer acknowledged the scale of the task but insisted governments do not lose because polls go down, but when they lose belief or nerve.
On international matters, Starmer joined European leaders in stating that Denmark and Greenland alone must decide Greenland's future, following comments from Donald Trump's deputy chief of staff questioning Denmark's right to the territory. Meanwhile, Kemi Badenoch described Trump's raid on Venezuela as 'morally' right, though No 10 declined to endorse her view.
In other news, Fujitsu has made no provision in its accounts for compensation to subpostmasters wronged by the Horizon system, despite committing to a 'moral contribution'. The government has set aside £1.8bn for redress, with around 1,000 people wrongly prosecuted between 1999 and 2015.
