‘I became obsessed’: New Labour psychodrama grips TikTok teenagers
Nostalgic social media videos detailing Blair-Brown rivalry elicit cult following among young political fans
Staff at UK’s top AI institute complain to watchdog about its internal culture
Whistleblowing complaint warns Alan Turing Institute is in danger of collapse due to government threats over funds
Why ‘grifter’ has become the go-to political insult of 2025
These days it’s not enough to disagree with opponents – it seems we have to accuse them of being con artists too, says Britain editor of the New Statesman, Anoosh Chakelian
I spoke to the AI avatar of a Leeds MP. How did it cope with my Yorkshire accent?
Leeds MP Mark Sewards has launched a digital assistant, but the results of my chat show MPs’ aides have nowt to worry about
Starmer declines to rule out election pledge-breaking tax rises in budget after claim Treasury must fill £40bn deficit – as it happened
Prime minister defends government’s handling of economy but will not give assurances over not raising income tax, employee NI or VAT
We’re being deafened by digital noise. Pause it and you hear the sound of democracy in crisis
Step offline for just a moment and you see how democratic politics is struggling to cope with the pace of technological change, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
Funding for English youth clubs aims to keep children off smartphones
Keir Starmer says £88m package will help tackle trend of young people becoming ‘disconnected from their communities’
Lib Dems call for urgent regulation of YouTube ads after wave of scams
Party wants video platform to face same scrutiny as broadcasters due to deepfake and investment scams
Support for hardline anti-immigration policies linked to ignorance about migration figures, poll suggests – as it happened
Almost half of voters either strongly or somewhat support ‘admitting no more new migrants and requiring large numbers who came in recent years to leave’, says YouGov
George Osborne says UK has been left behind in cryptocurrency boom
Ex-chancellor criticises hesitant approach to crypto and warns country in danger of missing next surge in market
Social media battles and barbs on both sides of Atlantic over UK Online Safety Act
Farage accuses government of being ‘so below the belt’ as right wing doubles down on censorship claims
Social media ads promoting small boat crossings to UK to be banned
Change to border security bill will also make it a crime to advertise fake passports, visas and work opportunities
Palestine Action ban coupled with Online Safety Act ‘a threat to public debate’
Rights bodies say new law and proscription of direct action group create risk of censorship of Gaza-related content
UK Online Safety Act risks ‘seriously infringing’ free speech, says X
Elon Musk’s social media platform says lawmakers made a ‘conscientious decision’ to increase censorship
UK to recognise Palestinian statehood in September unless Israel agrees ceasefire and two-state solution, Starmer says – as it happened
UK also demands Hamas release all hostages, disarm, sign up to a ceasefire and accept that they will play no role in the government of Gaza