The UK aims to use artificial intelligence to “turbo-charge” its strongest industries as ministers seek to offset potential job losses caused by the technology in some areas with job creation in others.
The UK aims to use artificial intelligence to “turbo-charge” its strongest industries as ministers seek to offset potential job losses caused by the technology in some areas with job creation in others.
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall promised to offer training in artificial intelligence for all UK workers as the government seeks to embrace a technology that it said has the potential to boost economic output by £140 billion ($193 billion) a year.
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall promised to offer training in artificial intelligence for all UK workers as the government seeks to embrace a technology that it said has the potential to boost economic output by £140 billion ($193 billion) a year.
Commuters cross London Bridge with the view to Tower Bridge and the Canary Wharf district in London, UK, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. UK business chiefs urged Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves to ease energy costs and avoid raising the tax burden on corporate Britain as she prepares this year's budget. Photographer: Jose Sarmento Matos/Bloomberg
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall promised to offer training in artificial intelligence for all UK workers as the government seeks to embrace a technology that it said has the potential to boost economic output by £140 billion ($193 billion) a year.
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall promised to offer training in artificial intelligence for all UK workers as the government seeks to embrace a technology that it said has the potential to boost economic output by £140 billion ($193 billion) a year.
Commuters cross London Bridge with the view to Tower Bridge and the Canary Wharf district in London, UK, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. UK business chiefs urged Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves to ease energy costs and avoid raising the tax burden on corporate Britain as she prepares this year's budget. Photographer: Jose Sarmento Matos/Bloomberg
Ousted Conservative Robert Jenrick joined Nigel Farage’s Reform UK just hours after being sacked from his old party — a dramatic defection that underscores the shifting balance of power on the British right.
Ousted Conservative Robert Jenrick joined Nigel Farage’s Reform UK just hours after being sacked from his old party — a dramatic defection that underscores the shifting balance of power on the British right.
Robert Jenrick speaks after announcing his defection to Reform UK, on Jan 15. Photographer: HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP
UK opposition leader Kemi Badenoch fired Robert Jenrick from her shadow cabinet and stripped him of the Conservative Party’s whip, saying he was plotting to defect “in the most damaging way possible.”
UK opposition leader Kemi Badenoch fired Robert Jenrick from her shadow cabinet and stripped him of the Conservative Party’s whip, saying he was plotting to defect “in the most damaging way possible.”
Members of the UK shadow cabinet including, Robert Jenrick, UK shadow justice secretary, and Laura Trott, UK shadow education secretary, left to right, attend the keynote speech of Kemi Badenoch, leader of the Conservative Party, at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, UK, on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. Badenoch will vow to cut the UK deficit if the Conservatives win the next general election, as she seeks to recover her party's claim to sound stewardship of the economy.
Nigel Farage’s populist Reform UK slipped to its lowest in nine months in YouGov polling, as the insurgent party’s longstanding poll lead garners greater scrutiny for its policies and personnel.
Nigel Farage’s populist Reform UK slipped to its lowest in nine months in YouGov polling, as the insurgent party’s longstanding poll lead garners greater scrutiny for its policies and personnel.
Nadhim Zahawi, left, joins Reform UK leader Nigel Farage on Jan. 12.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s governing Labour Party slipped behind the main opposition Conservative Party in Bloomberg’s composite poll for the first time since the July 2024 general election.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s governing Labour Party slipped behind the main opposition Conservative Party in Bloomberg’s composite poll for the first time since the July 2024 general election.
Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, delivers a victory speech during a Labour Party election night results watch event in London, UK, on Friday, July 5, 2024. Keir Starmer’s Labour Party won the UK general election and is on course for a huge parliamentary majority with votes still being counted, a result that upends British politics after Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives imploded.
Keir Starmer pledged that better times lie ahead for the UK next year, as his government struggles to revive the country’s stagnant economy and his ruling Labour Party stutters in the polls.
Keir Starmer pledged that better times lie ahead for the UK next year, as his government struggles to revive the country’s stagnant economy and his ruling Labour Party stutters in the polls.
Keir Starmer Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
Resident doctors in England voted to proceed with a pre-Christmas strike after overwhelmingly rejecting a government offer that fell short of their demands on pay and conditions.
Resident doctors in England voted to proceed with a pre-Christmas strike after overwhelmingly rejecting a government offer that fell short of their demands on pay and conditions.
Resident doctors on a picket line in London in November.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting urged doctors to call off a strike planned for the run-up to Christmas, agreeing in a radio interview that it was “one minute to midnight” for the UK’s National Health Service.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting urged doctors to call off a strike planned for the run-up to Christmas, agreeing in a radio interview that it was “one minute to midnight” for the UK’s National Health Service.
UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting on Dec. 12. Photographer: Yui Mok/PA
The UK government vowed to pass its flagship legislation on employment rights by Christmas, despite suffering a defeat Wednesday in the House of Lords.
The UK government vowed to pass its flagship legislation on employment rights by Christmas, despite suffering a defeat Wednesday in the House of Lords.
An employee serves a breakfast order to a customer at the Montagu Pyke pub, operated by JD Wetherspoon Plc, in central London, UK, on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. JD Wetherspoon are due to release their preliminary results on Oct. 3. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
Key European leaders including UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will huddle with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in London in a bid to steer US-led peace talks toward a resolution that protects Ukraine from the prospect of future Russian aggression.
Key European leaders including UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will huddle with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in London in a bid to steer US-led peace talks toward a resolution that protects Ukraine from the prospect of future Russian aggression.
Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Keir Starmer in Oct. 2025. Photographer: Tolga Akmen/EPA
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