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Noah Vickers @noahvickers.bsky.social · 1d

The government has however promised to consult this autumn on a "new legal framework" for LFR.

MPs across the political spectrum tell me that proper parliamentary scrutiny and clear restrictions are needed.

My feature for @thehousemag.bsky.social

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MPs Urge Restrictions On Police Using Live Facial Recognition

Live facial recognition cameras have been used by police for years. With a government consultation on the way, MPs and campaigners are demanding sa...

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Noah Vickers @noahvickers.bsky.social · 1d

The Home Office confirms to me that it does not keep a record of what sensitivity settings police are using when they deploy live facial recognition (LFR) cameras, despite concerns over the technology's accuracy and civil liberty impacts

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Home Office Not Monitoring How Police Use Live Facial Recognition

The Home Office is not monitoring how police forces are using live facial recognition technology despite evidence that the equipment can lead to ra...

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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 1d

Live facial recognition cameras have been used by police for years. With a government consultation on the way, MPs and campaigners are demanding safeguards on the technology, reports @noahvickers.bsky.social

MPs Urge Restrictions On Police Using Live Facial Recognition

Live facial recognition cameras have been used by police for years. With a government consultation on the way, MPs and campaigners are demanding sa...

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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 15d

“We’re at a very low spot right now, and there’s no guarantee that things can’t get worse," admits Tory chair Kevin Hollinrake

He insists Badenoch can turn it around — but signs of progress are needed by May — and says "if you want revolution, then vote Reform"

He spoke to @noahvickers.bsky.social

Kevin Hollinrake: “There’s No Guarantee That Things Can’t Get Worse” For Conservatives

Conservative chairman Kevin Hollinrake has been tasked with steering the party’s administration. He tells Noah Vickers how the Tories can turn thei...

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Noah Vickers @noahvickers.bsky.social · 15d

Ludlow Castle?

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Noah Vickers @noahvickers.bsky.social · 15d

In their search for alternative forms of asylum accommodation, ministers will be forced to balance a range of competing factors, including cost, speed of procurement and equity of dispersal. What will they choose?

My piece for @thehousemag.bsky.social

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How Will Labour Meet Its Promise To Close Asylum Hotels?

After a summer of protests outside hotels housing asylum seekers, the government is under renewed pressure to find alternative accommodation. What ...

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Noah Vickers @noahvickers.bsky.social · 19d

Will Labour really expand Heathrow Airport? ✈️

Expansions have already been approved at City, Luton and Gatwick, but the scheme at Heathrow is far larger - and will face significant resistance from within the party.

My feature for @thehousemag.bsky.social

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'Why Sacrifice Your Green Credentials?': Inside Labour's Battle Over Heathrow Expansion

A conflict is brewing inside the Labour Party over whether to expand the UK’s largest airport. Noah Vickers reports on the resistance Heathrow will...

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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 20d

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Housing Minister Can't Guarantee New Towns Affordable Homes Target Will Be Met

Housing minister Matthew Pennycook has refused to guarantee that the government will hit its affordable homes target in the New Towns programme.

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Alan White @aljwhite.bsky.social · 20d

Matthew Pennycook can't guarantee to @noahvickers.bsky.social that the government will hit its affordable homes target in the New Towns programme... www.politicshome.com/news/article...

Housing Minister Can't Guarantee New Towns Affordable Homes Target Will Be Met

Housing minister Matthew Pennycook has refused to guarantee that the government will hit its affordable homes target in the New Towns programme.

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Noah Vickers @noahvickers.bsky.social · 20d

NEW: Housing minister Matthew Pennycook refuses to guarantee that government will hit its target for 40% of New Town homes to be affordable.

Comes after Chris Curtis MP admits "I don’t think anybody thinks it’s going to be always 40% across the board"

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Housing Minister Can't Guarantee New Towns Affordable Homes Target Will Be Met

Housing minister Matthew Pennycook has refused to guarantee that the government will hit its affordable homes target in the New Towns programme.

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Tilda Martin @matildamartin.bsky.social · Sep 19

You can keep up to date with which senior ministers and Labour-affiliated unions have announced their endorsement for either Bridget Phillipson or Lucy Powell as the next deputy leader of the Labour Party on @politicshome.bsky.social 👇

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Phillipson vs Powell: The Running List of Endorsements In Labour's Deputy Leadership Contest

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson and former Commons leader Lucy Powell both offer a very different vision for the Labour Party in their bids ...

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Noah Vickers @noahvickers.bsky.social · Sep 16

I didn't have Trump down as a Stansted man myself but I suppose none of us is immune to the glamour of taking a Greater Anglia train to Tottenham Hale

RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · Sep 16

US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump landed on Air Force One at Stansted Airport north of London at around 9pm this evening

Trump arrives in Britain for second state visit

US President Donald Trump has arrived in Britain for an unprecedented second state visit at which the two nations will seal investment deals and renew a "special relationship" Prime Minister Keir Star...

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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · Sep 9

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Adam Payne @adampayne26.bsky.social · Sep 8

Another e.g of the risk for Reform in alienating potential voters through odd/conspiratorial/online takes. The anti-vax stuff is most shocking. But here's (h/t @noahvickers.bsky.social) some climate change scepticism, + Tice playing down species decline in his Express iview ("dinosaurs disappeared")

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Noah Vickers @noahvickers.bsky.social · Sep 6

I also asked Jenkyns about climate change, which she says is the result of "natural cycles".

Asked whether there is anything unusual about record-high temperatures over recent years, she told me "things can be presented in certain ways".

What does this mean for Lincolnshire?

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Noah Vickers @noahvickers.bsky.social · Sep 6

"I believed in going down with a sinking ship, because I was loyal to the end where that was concerned."

In the @thehousemag.bsky.social, Dame Andrea Jenkyns tells me about her journey from the Tories to Reform and her plans as mayor of Lincolnshire

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Andrea Jenkyns: 'I Don't Care What Happens To The Conservatives Now'

Dame Andrea Jenkyns moved from the Tories to Reform in a high-profile defection last year and is now in charge of one of England’s largest counties...

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Noah Vickers @noahvickers.bsky.social · Sep 4

Fascinating to chat with Dr James Orr, the 'intellectual architect of Britain's new right' who is chairing the advisory board of a new Reform-linked think tank - the Centre for a Better Britain.

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James Orr: 'This New Nation That’s Emerging Is Really No Nation At All'

Influential conservative thinker Dr James Orr is chairing the advisory board of a new Reform-linked think tank. He talks to Noah Vickers about his ...

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Sally Dawson @sallydawson.bsky.social · Jul 21

"It is not often possible to recommend a TV series as compelling as Adam Curtis’ Shifty"

📺 Baroness Tessa Blackstone reviews 'Shifty' | #BBCiPlayer #shifty
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'A triumph': Baroness Blackstone reviews 'Shifty'

Looking for a summer recess watch? Waste no time and go straight to Adam Curtis’ documentary series

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Zoë Crowther @zoecrowther.bsky.social · Jul 18

Susan Hall, leader of the Conservatives in City Hall, will face no disciplinary action after sharing an AI-generated image of Sadiq Khan drowning

The post sparked outrage in London Labour, @noahvickers.bsky.social reports

Susan Hall To Face No Action After Sharing AI Image Of Sadiq Khan Drowning

Susan Hall, leader of the Conservatives in City Hall, will face no disciplinary action after sharing an AI-generated image of Sadiq Khan drowning, ...

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Noah Vickers @noahvickers.bsky.social · Jul 18

Khan has faced threats to his life throughout his mayoralty and requires 24hr police protection as a result.

The Jo Cox Foundation has rebuked Hall, saying politicians should "set an example" with "the behaviour they demonstrate both online and offline"

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Susan Hall To Face No Action After Sharing AI Image Of Sadiq Khan Drowning

Susan Hall, leader of the Conservatives in City Hall, will face no disciplinary action after sharing an AI-generated image of Sadiq Khan drowning, ...

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Noah Vickers @noahvickers.bsky.social · Jul 18

Hall is leader of the London Assembly's Conservative group. The image she quote-posted in April shows the mayor struggling to stay afloat in water and was originally captioned by its author: “What would you throw to save Khan?”

Hall replied: "A ULEZ camera...."

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Susan Hall To Face No Action After Sharing AI Image Of Sadiq Khan Drowning

Susan Hall, leader of the Conservatives in City Hall, will face no disciplinary action after sharing an AI-generated image of Sadiq Khan drowning, ...

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Noah Vickers @noahvickers.bsky.social · Jul 18

NEW: Former London Tory mayoral candidate Susan Hall will face no disciplinary action after sharing on X an AI-generated image of Sadiq Khan drowning.

The monitoring officer found Hall did not break the GLA code of conduct and will not investigate further

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Susan Hall To Face No Action After Sharing AI Image Of Sadiq Khan Drowning

Susan Hall, leader of the Conservatives in City Hall, will face no disciplinary action after sharing an AI-generated image of Sadiq Khan drowning, ...

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Alan White @aljwhite.bsky.social · Jul 16

Listen carefully: How AI is changing Britain's GP surgeries

Does AI hold the key to fixing our health service? Noah Vickers reports from the ‘wild west’ of GP surgeries getting to grips with the technology

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Noah Vickers @noahvickers.bsky.social · Jul 16

"The fact that this is happening tells you very much about the wild west that we’re in... It does feel a little bit like a free-for-all."

My latest @thehousemag.bsky.social piece examines how AI is changing Britain's GP surgeries - from consultation to triage.

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Listen carefully: How AI is changing Britain's GP surgeries

Does AI hold the key to fixing our health service? Noah Vickers reports from the ‘wild west’ of GP surgeries getting to grips with the technology

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Josh Halliday @joshhalliday.bsky.social · Jun 30

💊The NHS is battling "medieval" levels of untreated illness in some of Britain's poorest communities – at a cost to the health service of about £50bn a year, or the same as the defence budget.

My big read from Barrow, Blackpool, Burnley and Blackburn:

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