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UK. Too often local misinformation goes unchecked by big tech and unchallenged by national media. We need stronger enforcement from the companies and sustained investment in local news and reporting.* Here is the agenda
UK politics blog. The [Metropolitan police](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/metropolitan-police) commissioner **Mark Rowley has denied he was “intervening in politics” after he wrote an open letter to Zack Polanski** over the way officers arrested the Golders
misinformation on social media could cause hostility towards Sikhs. Both Deol and Singh warned a ban against the kirpan would unfairly penalise the wider community, and reiterated that the weapon used was not one. “None
social media post [criticising police officers responding to the incident](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/01/met-chief-criticises-zack-polanski-golders-green-attack) for allegedly “repeatedly and violently kicking a mentally ill man in the head” when he was already on the floor. That prompted
media outlets fell back on lazy, divisive narratives about Muslims, spreading misinformation and misrepresenting how our communities actually engage politically. Commentators repeatedly raised the spectre of “family voting”, claiming that Muslims, particularly Muslim women, were
misinformation” while Palantir has been mounting a PR pushback advised by Boris Johnson’s political strategist, Isaac Levido. The FDP is proving to be one of the most controversial contracts in the UK public sector
Social media companies should do more to combat this kind of misinformation, including "amending their algorithms to make sure they're not rewarding poison and division" and labelling AI content clearly, Sir Sadiq said. Meta
political leaders? Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, has been widely condemned for calling for “pure cold rage” over the case. “An accusation of a racial slur was treated more seriously than an act of murder
UK politics live From Good morning. **Hilary Benn**, secretary for [Northern Ireland](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/northernireland), has accused people online of trying to incite disorder in Belfast after two days of unrest in the city after
UK was also roiled by violence in July 2024 following the killing of three little girls who were stabbed near Liverpool by a British 17-year-old son of Rwandan refugees – an event that back
politely decline to respond, because they would say, this is not something that I can provide information on,” said Sam Stockwell, a senior researcher at the Alan Turing Institute, which specialises in data science
UK’s Green Party leader Zack Polanski retweeted an X post accusing the officers of “repeatedly and violently kicking a mentally ill man in the head” when he was already incapacitated from being tasered. Video
UK leader, [Nigel Farage](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/nigel-farage), has called for “pure cold rage” over the disturbing case, which has sparked widespread criticism including on social media. “An accusation of a racial slur was treated more
UK Lawyers for Israel, had carried the claim that Elrayess said Hamas would be “lauded as heroes”. But Elrayess did not make any statement of support for Hamas. Nine months ago – before Elrayess was president
UK over Nowak's murder. The billionaire X owner has posted numerous times on the platform about the police's response to the stabbing, criticising "how heinously Nowak was treated by the police
social media that inadvertently fuelled his transformation. Having struggled with the trappings of the rock’n’ roll lifestyle, Marshall embraced sobriety around 2019. It left him with time on his hands for long periods
social media post after the Golders Green stabbings, according to the head of the Metropolitan police. Officers were filmed detaining the suspect after two Jewish people were stabbed in the north-west London suburb
politics*** | Volodymyr Zelenskyy [has revealed that he plans](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/09/zelenskyy-hopes-to-invite-king-charles-state-visit-ukraine) to invite King Charles on a state visit to Ukraine as early as this year, which would make him the most senior royal
misinformation.” She also claimed to have had conversations with MPs who voted against it last time,who are now so angry with the bill having been delayed that they would support it being picked
misinformation from AI chatbots, after a thinktank found they had made [serious mistakes](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/20/ai-chatbots-chatgpt-replika-grok-gemini-misinformation-scottish-election-demos) during the recent Scottish election. 3. ***Ebola*** | Doses of a potential vaccine against the Bundibugyo virus that is causing