In a letter to his former Labour colleague, the peer, who joined Peter Thiel's AI company this month, writes: ‘You have made the case against the company more or less continuously'. By Carole Cadwalladr

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Tuesday ​he would legislate to repeal a ban on the ‌public ownership of water companies, promising a ten-year route to "a very different water system" for t...

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NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back

The brutal crackdown on our right to protest is happening right now, with people standing in solidarity with Palestine bearing the brunt – so we’re supporting people who refuse to be silenced

The latest High Court judge appointees are all white, and nine out of ten are men – no wonder the legal system fails to deliver justice

We helped get Gaie released from jail last year. Now we’re helping her sue the Ministry of Justice for discrimination for not finding a tag that fitted.

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Ofcom is letting Rupert Murdoch’s TalkTV poison public discourse with transphobic lies and fake climate news, so we're taking the regulator to court

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El Niño poses critical threat to nations’ defences, says Ed Miliband in presentation to global foreign ministers

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Together with Democracy for Sale, we’re challenging the information commissioner’s decision to keep ministerial briefings about Palantir’s platform hidden

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The latest High Court judge appointees are all white, and nine out of ten are men – no wonder the legal system fails to deliver justice

Together we could change the landscape for victims of domestic violence and the protection the state provides. As a woman and a lawyer, I’m not settling for anything less, says Cat Knight

Danny Kruger campaigns against ‘foreign’ influence in politics, but he accepted a trip to Italy paid for by a Dutch think tank linked to Viktor Orbán’s authoritarian government. Simon Childs reports.

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I lost my career after refusing to keep quiet about the risks that a US spy-tech company poses to our NHS

The PM says he wants public control of water, but water companies are still spilling sewage and hiking up our bills. Add your name.

Exclusive: Palantir's UK policing ambitions take a hit as East Midlands forces end their involvement in a controversial data pilot.

The tech giant, which holds several public sector contracts, hopes that hiring the former Labour deputy leader will buy it a hearing in the Burnham government

Billionaires like JK Rowling have funded a blizzard of legal attacks on the trans community – and her allies in the rightwing and far-right press have pursued a campaign of trans hate, says Jo Maugham

Centre for a Better Britain will urge abolishing inheritance tax and phasing out capital gains tax, report says

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Ministers and officials have been muddying the waters over taking public control of Thames Water – it’s time to set the record straight

Back at school, some trans kids and their families are being threatened with discrimination. But trans kids still have rights – and schools must protect them

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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage unveiled his party’s plan to turn Britain into a crypto powerhouse if it gets elected.

Reform UK has insisted its two crypto-billionaire donors want "nothing" in exchange for their combined £72 million gifts to the party.

Total spending at the 2024 UK parliamentary general election reached a record high of £94.5m, according to analysis published today by the Electoral Commission.

I lost my career after refusing to keep quiet about the risks that a US spy-tech company poses to our NHS

We helped get Gaie released from jail last year. Now we’re helping her sue the Ministry of Justice for discrimination for not finding a tag that fitted.

In today’s newsletter: ​At Reform’s conference​ the faithful remained defiantly upbeat, even ​through fresh allegations and overnight suspensions,​ with Farage’s grip on the party suddenly looking far...