Angela Eagle defends government plan to broadcast deportations as Home Office launches new immigration raids
Today the Telegraph is running a frontpage story claiming that the government may exempt some US tech companies, like Elon Musk’s X, from aspects of the Online Safety Act to ensure the UK avoids President Trump’s tariffs. It says:
The law, which regulates online speech, is thought to be heavily disliked by the president’s administration because it can levy massive fines on US tech companies.
Downing Street is willing to renegotiate elements of the Act in order to strike a trade deal, should it be raised by the US, The Telegraph understands.
I certainly, from my perch in government, haven’t seen any corroboration that that’s likely to happen …
We know that, since the act was passed, the tech bros in America have got very close to the administration there and are watering down rather than strengthening some of the rules about content.
At the height of the last government, there were 400 hotels in use. We are at 218 now.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/feb/10/immigration-home-office-footage-deportation-yvette-cooper-labour-politics-live
Author : Andrew Sparrow
Publish date : 2025-02-10 10:15:00
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