<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Political - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/political/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/political/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Political news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your profession!]]></description><language>en-uk</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[UK Treasury set to take control of fighter jet spending after defence ministry mishaps]]></title><description><![CDATA[Move comes as Keir Starmer prepares to announce &pound;15bn increase in military expenditure]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/political/uk-treasury-set-to-take-control-of-fighter-jet-spending-after-defence-ministry-mishaps/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/political/uk-treasury-set-to-take-control-of-fighter-jet-spending-after-defence-ministry-mishaps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK government urges companies to share data about AI effects on workforce]]></title><description><![CDATA[Move comes amid concerns that AI will exacerbate youth unemployment]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/political/uk-government-urges-companies-to-share-data-about-ai-effects-on-workforce/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/political/uk-government-urges-companies-to-share-data-about-ai-effects-on-workforce/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elon Musk shifts social media focus from SpaceX to UK far-right politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tech billionaire writes 110 posts, retweets and replies about British affairs in space of week]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/political/elon-musk-shifts-social-media-focus-from-spacex-to-uk-far-right-politics/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/political/elon-musk-shifts-social-media-focus-from-spacex-to-uk-far-right-politics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starmer pushes ‘bucket list’ policies as fatalistic mood descends on Number 10]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK prime minister could be ousted within weeks if Andy Burnham wins Makerfield by-election]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/political/starmer-pushes-bucket-list-policies-as-fatalistic-mood-descends-on-number-10/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/political/starmer-pushes-bucket-list-policies-as-fatalistic-mood-descends-on-number-10/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keir Starmer pushes ‘bucket list’ policies as fatalistic mood descends on Downing Street]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK prime minister could be ousted within weeks if Andy Burnham wins Makerfield by-election]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/political/keir-starmer-pushes-bucket-list-policies-as-fatalistic-mood-descends-on-downing-street/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/political/keir-starmer-pushes-bucket-list-policies-as-fatalistic-mood-descends-on-downing-street/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK government adviser urges clarity on Palantir access to NHS patient data]]></title><description><![CDATA[Move by Nicola Byrne comes after FT reported that health service had agreed new &lsquo;admin&rsquo; role for some external staff]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/political/uk-government-adviser-urges-clarity-on-palantir-access-to-nhs-patient-data/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/political/uk-government-adviser-urges-clarity-on-palantir-access-to-nhs-patient-data/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MP sues Musk’s xAI in UK test case over fake sexual images]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal claim by Jess Asato challenges whether AI model-makers are liable for what their systems produce]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/political/mp-sues-musks-xai-in-uk-test-case-over-fake-sexual-images/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/political/mp-sues-musks-xai-in-uk-test-case-over-fake-sexual-images/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nissan signs deal with China’s Chery for Sunderland car production]]></title><description><![CDATA[Future of UK&rsquo;s largest car plant was thrown into doubt by massive restructuring of Japanese group]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/political/nissan-signs-deal-with-chinas-chery-for-sunderland-car-production/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/political/nissan-signs-deal-with-chinas-chery-for-sunderland-car-production/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nigel Farage gambles on playing to the far right]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pollsters warn that Reform UK leader&rsquo;s response to Southampton murder risks alienating moderate voters]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/political/nigel-farage-gambles-on-playing-to-the-far-right/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/political/nigel-farage-gambles-on-playing-to-the-far-right/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Electoral reform for the UK? Don’t bet on it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fractured party politics and enthusiasm from Labour&rsquo;s hopefuls are not a sign of imminent proportional voting]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/political/electoral-reform-for-the-uk-dont-bet-on-it/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/political/electoral-reform-for-the-uk-dont-bet-on-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policing minister says ‘wrong calls’ made amid anger over Henry Nowak murder]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sarah Jones responds to far-right claims of racial bias against white people]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/political/policing-minister-says-wrong-calls-made-amid-anger-over-henry-nowak-murder/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/political/policing-minister-says-wrong-calls-made-amid-anger-over-henry-nowak-murder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Henry Nowak’s murder does — and does not — tell us about policing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kemi Badenoch says his killing needs to be seen as a &lsquo;Stephen Lawrence moment&rsquo; 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