London lockdown 3.011/14/2023 ![]() ![]() He says it's "clear" that "attacking a hospital deliberately would be against international law".īut he says it could have been an accident, a missile that went off-course, or even a Hamas rocket. Lord Peter Ricketts, former National Security Advisor and British ambassador to France, says he's "reluctant to jump to conclusions as early as this". The final topic of discussion with our panel on Politics Hub with Sophy Ridge is the SNP's Westminster leader's comment that "it appears that Israel may have broken international law" with an apparent strike on an a Gazan hospital (see post at 19.39). "It’s the same across all five of our countries." Mr McCallum, who has been the head of Britain's domestic security agency since 2020, joined members of the Five Eyes intelligence partnership for the first Emerging Technology and Securing Innovation Security Summit in California.īringing business leaders, entrepreneurs, and academics face-to-face with the top security chiefs from five nations, Mr McCallum said: "The UK is seeing a sharp rise in aggressive attempts by other states to steal competitive advantage. "And I would like for the citizens of the western democratic nations to be the beneficiaries of the outcome of that race, rather than to have that power in the hands of states who do not share our values." "The states that lead the way in these technologies will wield immense power. "Authoritarian states know that and are seeking to win the race to acquire as much advantage as they can in the growth of those exciting technologies. Speaking to Sky News at the summit in Silicon Valley, the director general of Britain's Security Service, Ken McCallum, said: "Right now emerging technology is coming through - AI is the most obvious example - which is capable of changing our world at a pretty fundamental level. The head of MI5 has made an unprecedented public appearance alongside his counterparts from the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, to warn that companies, large and small, are unprepared for the threats posed by artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. Join us tomorrow from 6am for the very latest political news. Figures showed that average wages are 7.8% higher than a year earlier during the three months to the end of August.The Conservative whip was removed from Peter Bone MP amid allegations of bullying and sexual harassment (that he denies).The SNP leader and first minister of Scotland, Humza Yousaf, addressed the SNP conference in Aberdeen this afternoon announcing a council tax freeze, a boost for NHS funding, and his plans for independence.A Tory memo leaked to Sky News predicts a double defeat for the party in Thursday's by-elections - blaming "enormous discontent" with Nadine Dorries.That crisis is growing after an explosion at a hospital in Gaza this evening with hundreds killed - and the SNP's Westminster leader told Politics Hub with Sophy Ridge that Israel "may have broken international law".A Foreign Office minister warned that a humanitarian crisis is "looming" in Gaza amid continued Israeli strikes following last Saturday's brutal attack. ![]() Sky News learned Rishi Sunak could travel to Israel, possibly as soon as Thursday and as part of a broader visit to the region.Thank you for joining us on the Politics Hub for another busy day in Westminster - and at the SNP's conference in Aberdeen.
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