Politics Unpacked

Ed Davey is trying to re-energise the Liberal Democrats at the party’s conference in Brighton - but do his speeches reveal a party struggling to find a clear national message?

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Patrick Kidd and Timandra Harkness.
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While 'Never-Here-Keir' was accused of spending too much time abroad, Andy Burnham has preferred to host foreign leaders in the UK - and often away from Downing Street.

Ed Vaizey unpacks the politics of the day with Alys Denby and Michael Binyon.

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With the public finances under pressure, the unions meet John Healey and make a series of demands ahead of the Budget. Can Andy Burnham avoid the sense that he's running a 'traditional tax and spend socialist government'?

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Sarah Ditum and Andy Silvester.
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Open AI boss Sam Altman says people are "right to be afraid" of artificial intelligence but that firms like his can be trusted to "do the right thing" - so should we rely on Silicon Valley to regulate itself?

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Jane Mulkerrins and Robert Crampton.
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Donald Trump dismisses warnings about AI as a “hoax” by those who want to regulate the industry. But how worried should we be - and what happens if the president doesn’t take the threat seriously?

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with James Marriott and Charlotte Ivers.
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