Ministers eye 'Growth Bill' for AI testbeds
Regulatory reform for the King's Speech.
Good morning, I'm hoping to knock off early for a weekend of cycling with friends but first there's the small matter of the electoral earthquake — I'll leave you to decide the Richter scale magnitude of today's results. Do join our online panel on Monday morning for more.
Plus I have a scoop on the government looking at a 'Growth Bill' in next week's King's Speech.
Happening Today 📆
Results, recriminations or rejoicing depending on your party. Labour has lost around half of the council seats it was defending in England, with around a third of results in. Reform is the big winner in Labour's heartlands outside of London, but the picture, so far, isn't as dire for the party in the capital. The Welsh Senedd and Scottish Parliament won't declare until later today. The BBC has the best of the live blogs.
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