Ex-minister adds to UK calls for ban on political donations in cryptocurrency
Exclusive: Labour’s Rushanara Ali plans to intervene in elections bill amid warnings of foreign interference
UK social media ban for under-16s edges closer with Starmer expected to back it
Liz Kendall to launch consultation next week that will also explore alternatives such as curbs on infinite scrolling
Met police to pilot facial recognition identity checks, mayor confirms
Sadiq Khan reveals 100 officers will use roaming technology for six months but opponents call its use ‘alarming’
The Guardian view on violent online rhetoric: all politicians have a duty to set a civil tone
Editorial: The ability to conduct polite debate on social media, without amplifying menaces and lies, is a basic qualification for public office
Treasury calls in Blair thinktank to advise on using AI across public services
Unimpressed tech equity campaigners compare move to ‘inviting in foxes to consult on the future of the henhouse’
Ministers urged to impose temporary ban on crypto political donations
National security committee warns UK elections dangerously expoed to foreign money until tougher safeguards are in place
Court backlog will take decade to fall to pre-Covid levels despite overhaul, says MoJ
Justice secretary says only his measures will stop backlog in England and Wales from increasing exponentially
How to win friends and influencers: Labour’s new social media strategy is a step into the future
There was a backlash when No 10 invited online content creators inside its doors. But in a fast-changing media landscape, this solves two problems at once, says deputy Opinion editor Kirsty Major
While we’re seeking to fix what’s wrong with Britain, look hard at our policy-lite, sensation-seeking media
Mandelson, Trump, Send: all need explanation with thought and clarity. We must end this obsession with ‘hot takes’, says Roger Mosey, former head of BBC TV News
UK politics: Government abandons plans to delay 30 local council elections in May – as it happened
The government was warned by its lawyers that such a move could be illegal as it pledges an additional £63m to help councils with reorganisation
What social media restrictions has Keir Starmer announced?
Before consultation on under-16s ban, government to crack down on AI chatbots and get powers to act more quickly
Starmer vows to fast-track social media law but says under-16s ban not definite
Prime minister says action will be taken on young people’s social media access in ‘months, not years’
Starmer to extend online safety rules to AI chatbots after Grok scandal
Starmer to announce ‘crackdown on vile illegal content created by AI’ after scandal involving Elon Musk’s Grok tool
Scottish Labour leader says he doesn’t regret calling for Starmer to quit – UK politics live
Anas Sarwar said that he stood by what he said when he announced on Monday that he wanted the prime minister to stand down
‘We thought Midnight Cowboy might end everybody’s career’: the diverse, disruptive, Oscar-winning cinema of John Schlesinger
In the 60s and 70s, he pioneered kitchen-sink drama and made bisexuality mainstream. So why did the director end up making Tory ads? Those who knew him best reveal all