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Liam Byrne

chair of the business, innovation, science and trade committee · MP; Chair, Commons Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee · Chair of the Select Committee · Chair, Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee

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“The reality is that the Starmer administration was much too close to the big tech companies”
The power of AI is worrying senior Labour figures – as is the fear of ‘falling behind the public’The Guardian, October 17, 2026. Speaking as: Other. As quoted by the source, not their own text. Byrne explained to the Guardian why the UK government has become more focused on AI threats since the change of prime minister.
“I think the government is still caught in a dilemma between how to keep model access, given a capricious US president, and the safeguards that the industry itself now says are essential.”
The power of AI is worrying senior Labour figures – as is the fear of ‘falling behind the public’The Guardian, October 17, 2026. Speaking as: Other. As quoted by the source, not their own text. Byrne on the choice facing ministers after reports that the US asked AI companies not to share latest models with the UK's AI Security Institute.
“On Tuesday, the head of MI5 warned that AI could help terrorists to develop bioweapons. In the Select Committee, OpenAI and Anthropic told us that statutory AI safety controls are now essential.”
Topical QuestionsUK House of Commons, October 15, 2026. Speaking as: Other. Liam Byrne (Labour), asking a topical question; Byrne's account of the head of MI5 and of the companies' evidence to the committee is not verified here.

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  1. NewsThe GuardianSpeaks

    The power of AI is worrying senior Labour figures – as is the fear of ‘falling behind the public’

    The Guardian reports that, after the Labour conference, senior figures are privately naming AI as a top worry, citing an AI minister's warning on rogue agents, MI5's warning on bioweapons, and a committee hearing. It also records voices urging caution about slowing adoption.

  2. VideoControlAISpeaks

    Liam Byrne: Witnesses Describe Catastrophic AI Safety Culture

    According to the description, ControlAI posts a clip in which Liam Byrne MP, chair of the Commons Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee, sums up testimony from AI whistleblowers as describing a catastrophic safety culture across the industry and in individual companies.

  3. HearingUK House of CommonsSpeaks

    Topical Questions

    In a Commons session on business, science and trade, Labour MP Liam Byrne, a Select Committee chair, asks whether the government will table amendments for statutory AI protections in the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill. Minister Kanishka Narayan offers to work with MPs on AI security ideas.

  4. NewsWiredSpeaks

    OpenAI and Anthropic Tell British Lawmakers: Regulate Us

    Wired reports on the Commons Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee's October 13 session. It says Anthropic and OpenAI representatives backed new laws, OpenAI more cautiously, Google DeepMind and Meta did not, and officials described the UK regime as voluntary. A ControlAI clip shows an MP questioning OpenAI about a delay in telling Australia's government of an incident.