Government departments have been splashing thousands of taxpayer pounds on Musk’s X since Labour came into office, despite their wails of its ‘harmful’ content. Just a few weeks ago Starmer was threatening an ‘X ban’, with Ofcom promising to continue their investigation into the platform as “a matter of urgency”…
Wes Streeting’s Department for Health and Social Care splashed £39,096 last year alone on the platform. Since July 2024, the following departments have spent:
That’s a total of £70,470. As Technology Secretary Liz Kendall admitted, X is where people get their news…
Speaking about Morgan McSweeney’s resignation, skills minister Jacqui Smith told Times Radio:
“It’s clearly not ideal but I do understand why Morgan, as he explained, decided to resign at this point. But the important thing as you say is how we both tackle what this Epstein and Mandelson scandal has identified and also how we make sure, as the prime minister is absolutely determined to, that we continue the change that the country needs and that’s what I’m focusing on this morning.”