Donald Trump’s free speech tsar has compared the Government’s threats against social media platform X to Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
Sarah Rogers, under-secretary for public diplomacy at the US State Department, made the comparison as part of a series of messages criticising the UK.
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall said the Government would back regulator Ofcom if it decided to implement a ban on accessing X from the UK over its artificial intelligence Grok being used to create deepfake images.
Tech tycoon Elon Musk, the boss of Grok’s creator xAI and the X social media platform where images have been shared, has accused the UK Government of being “fascist” and trying to curb free speech after ministers stepped up threats to effectively block his website.
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Sort: Newest first Oldest first January 12, 2026 8:44 amFall in demand for new staff, research suggests
Demand for staff fell last month amid widespread reports of redundancies, according to new research.
Uncertainty about the economic outlook and rising costs continued to affect the jobs market, according to recruiters.
A study by KPMG and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) found a fall in full time and temporary appointments in December.
Fewer job opportunities drove a further increase in the number of candidates looking for jobs, according to information from 400 recruitment agencies.
They also reported a tentative improvement in pay trends, with wages for temporary positions increasing for the first time in three months.
Jon Holt, group chief executive of KPMG, said: “The jobs market at the end of 2025 was still signalling caution. After a long stretch of rising cost pressures and higher global economic uncertainty, many firms continue to pause hiring and are flexing where they can by using temporary staff.
“As we head into the New Year, this restraint is likely to remain in the near term. Chief execs who have been prioritising increased investment in tech to improve resilience and productivity, will be looking for signs of greater confidence in the wider economy before turning the hiring taps back on.”
Neil Carberry, REC’s chief executive, said: “It’s always difficult to draw conclusions from jobs data in December, but the fact that the market slipped back a little on November is a reminder of the pressure employers are under.”
January 12, 2026 8:17 amStarmer: Parental leave reforms put ‘dignity back at heart of work’
Good morning and welcome to our live political coverage this Monday, 12 January.
The Prime Minister has hailed upcoming changes to parental leave as putting “dignity back at the heart of work”.
The reforms to parental leave, part of Labour’s flagship workers’ rights package, include unpaid parental leave from the first day in a new job, which the Government says will give an additional 1.5 million parents increased flexibility to share childcare responsibilities.
Bereaved partners are also set to gain further rights to paternity leave from April under separate new laws.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said that new parental leave rights ‘put dignity back at the heart of work’ (Photo: Thomas Krych/Anadolu via Getty Images)This will mean fathers and partners who lose their partner before their child’s first birthday will be eligible for up to 52 weeks of leave.
Some 390,000 people are estimated to be out of work because of caring responsibilities, including parents, but want a job, according to the Department for Business and Trade (DBT).
The changes will be laid in Parliament today after the Employment Rights Act received Royal Assent in December, the Government said.
Elsewhere, Donald Trump’s free speech tsar has compared the Government’s threats against social media platform X to Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
Sarah Rogers, under-secretary for public diplomacy at the US State Department, made the comparison as part of a series of messages criticising the UK.
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall said the Government would back regulator Ofcom if it decided to implement a ban on accessing X from the UK over its artificial intelligence Grok being used to create deepfake images.
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