Her Majesty's Government, commonly referred to as HM Government (HMG), the British Government or the UK Government, is the central government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The Government is led by the Prime Minister, who selects all the remaining Ministers. The Prime Minister and the other most senior Ministers belong to the supreme decision-making committee, known as the Cabinet. The Government Ministers are all members of Parliament, and are accountable to it.
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Why contact-tracing apps haven’t lived up to expectations
During the first wave of COVID-19, researchers at Oxford University built a computer model that suggested if 56% of the UK ...
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England and Wales finally get contact-tracing app after months of delays — bit shit, but it'll do
The revamped contact-tracing app looks a marked improvement on the government's previous efforts, but privacy and effectiveness ...
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Here are the biased algorithms the UK government uses to make high-level decisions
The recent use of an algorithm to calculate the graduating grades of secondary school students in England provoked so much ...
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Tesla driving YouTuber warned: Don’t use Autopilot on UK roads, it’s illegal
A YouTuber that shows off the capabilities and limitations of Tesla's Autopilot in their videos has been warned by police ...
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The UK takes its first step towards regulating autonomous vehicle tech
The UK's new autonomous vehicle regulations could recognize cars equipped with lane keeping systems as autonomous and put ...
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UK first to source coronavirus vaccines from biotech firms backed by Bill Gates
The UK is the first world government to buy potential vaccines jointly made by the Bill Gates-backed Pfizer and Germany's ...
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The UK just paid $500M to battle Musk in the internet-from-space race — cos Brexit
The UK hopes that OneWeb can help replace the EU's Galileo sat-nav system, which it's banned from using once Brexit finally ...
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UK to begin shared e-scooter trials next week, way ahead of schedule
The coronavirus pandemic has pushed the UK government to speed up its trial and potential introduction of e-scooter schemes ...
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UK gov advisors want petrol and diesel ban brought forward to 2032
In an attempt to get drivers out of petrol and diesel vehicles and into EVs, the UK government has long said that it will ...
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Apple wasn't told UK was developing a 'hybrid' COVID-19 app with its tech
Britain's contact-tracing shambles suffered another setback today when Apple revealed it didn't know the country was developing ...
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Musk visits the UK, stoking rumors of a British Tesla 'Gigafactory'
It seems the rumors may have a notable amount of truth to them. Tesla does seem to be looking to potentially build a Gigafactory ...
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Report: The UK may give you $7,600 to ditch your diesel or petrol car for an EV
British prime minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce a scrappage scheme to get people out of combustion vehicles ...
