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Last week, RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch met with Transport Secretary Mark Harper.After the summit, Mr Lynch said Mr Harper had provided a change from the"bellicose" style of Grant Shapps, who was transport secretary for a long time under Boris Johnson.
"I want to work with you and employers in good faith to help resolve these long-standing issues, and help the employers and you reach a resolution that is fair to all.09:36:53Labour is still more than 20 points ahead of the Conservatives in the latest voting intention poll from YouGov. As we have been reporting, the government has removed from the proposed law the restriction on"legal but harmful" content for adults, to the relief of free speech campaigners.
He later added:"What we need is the assurance from the secretary of state that this watering down of the bill by removing the legal but harmful content is at least boosted in other measures to make it safe for not just young people, but for all of us to be online.Ms Donelan later said that"nothing is getting watered down", adding that she had spoken to Mr Russell about his concerns.
But she also said that such a designation would remain in place for content being viewed by children.Ms Donelan said:"We've strengthened [the bill] for children... If the content is illegal it has to go.Speaking about how adults would have their experience affected, Ms Donelan said that forcing companies to moderate harmful but legal content would have"unintended consequences".
Speaking to Sky News, Ms Donelan said:"[Mr Musk] is an individual that's purchased a private business, but it's important that we have those safeguard mechanisms around it. Ms Dorries said this could include content promoting self-harm, or legal suicide content - which does not encourage someone to take their own life but does show it as"positive or desirable".
Veteran backbencher David Davis said the legislation was a"censor's charter", adding that it would give the government the power to proscribe whatever content they liked as"harmful". Mr Sunak was criticised during this summer's leadership campaign for being perceived as soft on China, but he used his speech on Monday to show he will not stand for its actions, saying things are not black and white when it comes to China.
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