The straight-laced Institute for Government speaks out on the Ian Corfield and Emily Middleton appointments that POLITICO first reported: "More transparency is needed" instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/more-t…

Scoop: POLITICO has uncovered another Labour hire to the civil service. We were told by experts the appointment of party loyalists to these junior civil service roles is unusual. Via London Playbook PM 👇

The Institute for Government says Labour's appointment of political allies to the civil service "poses risks to the impartiality of the civil service." instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/civil-…

Just under 3 weeks since POLITICO revealed that Labour donor Ian Corfield had been appointed to a senior civil service role, the Sunday Times now reports that he's stepping down from that role and will become a temporary, unpaid advisor 👇

Who needs the Digital Services Act if you can just arrest tech CEOs on the runway?

Worth a read on what the UK Labour government's stance on tech policy looks like so far:

Following an election, the Chair of the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee is Chi Onwurah 💙.

Techies, we went through the mission letters so you don't have to.🧵 — 🇫🇮 Henna Virkkunen: Apply AI Strategy, European AI Research Council, EU Cloud and AI Development Act, EU Quantum Chips Plan, Digital Networks Act, European Data Union Strategy...

Nick Clegg has a message for British AI policymakers: Cheer up. politico.eu/article/meta-n…