AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoRoyal Pardon: King Charles has accepted David Lammy’s advice to grant Ruth Ellis, the last woman hanged in the UK, a posthumous conditional pardon, replacing the death penalty with life imprisonment after her family argued domestic abuse and coercive control were ignored at trial. High Court Clash: Prince Harry and other claimants have lost their privacy case against the Daily Mail publisher Associated Newspapers, with the judge saying suspicion wasn’t enough and rejecting allegations of unlawful information gathering. Reform UK By-election: Nigel Farage quit as MP for Clacton to force a snap by-election amid scrutiny of undeclared gifts, but major parties are standing aside—leaving the race likely to be against joke candidate Count Binface. Online Safety Speed: Tech secretary Liz Kendall admitted the Online Safety Act has been “unacceptably slow” after eight years, as ministers prepare an under-16 social media ban and face concerns about VPN workarounds. Pensions Into VC: Nest plans up to £1bn into venture capital by 2030, aiming to bring more pension money into late-stage tech and backing firms including Synthesia and Wayve. Local Governance Reset: An independent review into Newcastle City Council culture calls for a “reset” after behaviour and trust issues were said to have become “normalised.”
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