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AI Impact Summit: U.K. Deputy PM calls Delhi summit ‘important moment’ to unlock full benefits of AI

AI Impact Summit: U.K. Deputy PM calls Delhi summit ‘important moment’ to unlock full benefits of AI

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Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Lammy at Downing Street in London | Photo Credit: AP The U.K.’s focus during the AI Impact Summit set to start in New Delhi on Monday (February 16, 2026) will be on championing how artificial intelligence can supercharge growth, unlock new jobs, improve public services and deliver benefits for people around the globe, the British government has said. The U.K. delegation, led by Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy and AI Minister Kanishka Narayan, is keen to highlight how AI can improve everyday life in every corner of the world and make the case for AI as an engine of renewal that can help doctors diagnose faster, teachers personalise learning, councils deliver services in minutes and businesses create the next generation of good jobs. “This summit is an important moment in determining how we can work together with our international partners to unlock the full benefits and potential of AI, while baking in robust and fair safety standards that protect us all,” said Mr. Lammy, in a pre-summit …

UK foreign minister repeats calls for ceasefire after talk with Blinken on Middle East | World News

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Oct 01, 2024 03:28 AM IST ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-LEBANON-BRITAIN-LAMMY:UK foreign minister repeats calls for ceasefire after talk with Blinken on Middle East LONDON -British foreign minister David Lammy repeated calls for an immediate ceasefire amid reports of a potential escalation in the Israel-Lebanon conflict, after discussing the matter with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken over the phone on Monday. UK foreign minister repeats calls for ceasefire after talk with Blinken on Middle East “We’ve both seen the reports in the media about a next phase for Israel in Lebanon,” Lammy told Sky News, amid growing indications that Israel was on the verge of sending ground troops into Lebanon. “We both agreed the position that we had at the U.N. last week that the best way forward is an immediate ceasefire and to get back to a political solution.” Earlier in the day a spokesperson for Prime Minister Keir Starmer urged “all parties to show restraint”. Lammy also reiterated the government’s advice that British citizens leave Lebanon. “We have secured places on commercial flights that are flying …

UK Opposition Leaders To NDTV

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The opposition Labour Party has a lead in UK opinion polls. New Delhi: With elections in the United Kingdom due in a few months and their party enjoying a significant lead in opinion polls, two senior leaders from the opposition Labour Party are on a three-day visit to India to speak to senior ministers as well as business leaders. Stating that India is a “huge powerhouse”, the leaders stressed the importance of the UK-India relationship, calling it a deep people-to-people connection spanning generations. In a wide-ranging, exclusive interview with NDTV on Tuesday, shadow foreign secretary David Lammy and the shadow business and trade secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, also spoke about the Labour Party’s support for the delayed India-UK Free Trade Agreement and India’s transformation in the past two decades.  Shadow ministers, appointed by the leader of the opposition in the UK, take up roles mirroring the government and are responsible for not only scrutinising the policies of the government in their specific areas, but also questioning their counterparts in the cabinet in Parliament and other domains. …

UK Opposition Leaders To NDTV. Full Transcript

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In a wide-ranging, exclusive interview with NDTV on Tuesday, shadow foreign secretary David Lammy and the shadow business and trade secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, also spoke about the Labour Party’s support for the delayed India-UK Free Trade Agreement and India’s transformation in the past two decades.  The two senior leaders from the opposition Labour Party are on a three-day visit to India to speak to senior ministers as well as business leaders. Stating that India is a “huge powerhouse”, the leaders stressed the importance of the UK-India relationship, calling it a deep people-to-people connection spanning generations. Here is the full transcript of the discussion: NDTV: Hello and welcome to the NDTV Dialogues. Half of the world’s population is voting this year, India of course in a few months and also the United States and the United Kingdom. Polls in the United Kingdom are giving the Labour Party a winning lead after 14 years in the opposition and outreach to build a new UK-India Strategic Partnership are two of Labour’s senior politicians, the shadow Foreign Secretary David …