AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoSocial Media Crackdown: Keir Starmer’s government is proposing a ban on under-16s using social media, with spring 2027 as the target and extra limits on live streaming, stranger contact and some gaming features, while messaging apps like WhatsApp and Signal would be spared. Parliament & Public Services: The National Audit Office warns that delaying restoration of the Palace of Westminster could add £420m a year to the final bill, citing deteriorating systems, fire safety and asbestos. Defence & Sanctions: MPs heard how the Russian shadow-fleet tanker Smyrtos was monitored before its Royal Marines seizure; the captain has been charged with sanctions breaches. Immigration & Human Rights: A bishop-led vigil outside the Home Office marks Refugee Week and remembers people who died crossing the Channel, linking it to the “hostile environment” policy. Cost of Living Politics (Scotland): In the Arbroath and Broughty Ferry by-election, candidates frame the race around fuel duty, energy bills and wider cost-of-living pressure. Energy Industry: Rolls-Royce wins a Swedish contract to build small modular nuclear reactors for Vattenfall.
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