Read our report from July about this network of AI-powered fake news websites that masquerade as US local news outlets and are increasingly targeting the US election. They are run by John Mark Dougan, a former Florida cop who's now based in Moscow. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Pete Wishart of the SNP asks Starmer about the Labour government’s apparent unpopularity: Starmer’s slapdown: “It’s a long way up and there’s far less of them - so I don’t think we need any lectures” #pmqs

very powerful Grenfell speech to the House of Commons from Keir Starmer

we can reveal that ministers have dropped plans for a £5,000 “British Isa” that would have channelled savers’ cash into London-listed stocks - over concerns that it would “complicate” the investment market for individuals via Emma Dunkley & me ft.com/content/64cd3c…

fascinating that Mel Stride is only one vote behind Tom Tugendhat

NEWS The US Department of Justice alleges that Tenet Media, which has Benny Johnson, Tim Pool, and Dave Rubin on its roster, received $10 million from the Russian government to publish content as part of a Russian influence operation. Tenet is owned and controlled by Lauren

In fairness, this has been the case every year since 2015.

cool venue for environment secretary Steve Reed speech to the water industry

Westminster

City of London

Ian Dunt Jim Pickard 🐋 LoisMcEwan Gutter press?

let it rain let it rain

man jailed for 9 years in longest sentence yet over summer riots sentenced for arson with intent to endanger life after hours of violence that left 64 police officers injured. 22 hotel staff barricaded in panic room thought they’d burn to death theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

Kamala Harris’s campaign has said it raised $361mn in August, surpassing Donald Trump’s haul of $130mn and extending the Democratic candidate’s financial advantage as the US presidential race heads into its final two months ft.com/content/9c3fed…

Labour and business: friends or foes? 📻 On the @ft's Political Fix podcast this week... 🎙️ @pickardje and Miranda Green discuss Starmer's attitude to industry and regulation 🎙️ Andrew England puts the UK's reshaped relations w/ Israel into intl context podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/lab…