Operation Keep Kendall
The tech secretary fights to stay.
Happy Thursday,
If there are many more days in Parliament like yesterday, accusations that MPs aren't taking this whole AI thing seriously might start to look shaky.
One Commons committee spent two hours interviewing the tech secretary, another sat for three hours taking evidence on AI's impact on work, and a group of MPs from across the spectrum turned up to debate AI's impact on society. Amid all that Liz Kendall made a pitch, and got some backing, to keep her job.
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Happening Today 📆
Lots to chat about: Current AI launches its first chatbot today at the AI for Good Summit in Geneva. The global partnership, which is building public AI alternatives, said Alpha Chat was built in seven weeks on open source components. SpaceXAI launched Grok 4.5 yesterday, while GPT-5.6 is also coming later today.
Diary date: The government plans to introduce the Regulating for Growth Bill this November — the legislation needed for AI Growth Labs — according to an update to its Industrial Strategy. It has also published a guide for businesses on regulatory sandboxes.
Welcome Lucy: Chief secretary to the Treasury Lucy Rigby is joining The Morning Intelligence's breakfast at iNHouse on Tuesday. She will be rounding off the event about where Labour's tech policy goes next. There are a tiny number of spaces left for paid subscribers. If your registration has been approved, you should now have an email confirming it.
In today's edition:
💼Liz Kendall fights to keep her job