Communities Secretary Angela Rayner said she was pleased AI companies were ‘talking about the threats as well as the opportunities’.

Former chancellor George Osborne said Britain’s economy has “fallen off a cliff” since Brexit and that rejoining the European Union’s customs union would be the fastest route to recovery.

Most economists are expecting the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee to hold rates at 3.75 at its next meeting on Thursday.

The former Top Gear presenter is in remission after revealing on the latest series of Clarkson’s Farm that he had prostate ...