UK Prime Minister Burnham said he is open to frank discussions on potentially restoring freedom of movement with the EU to explore ways of strengthening UK–EU ties, noting migration patterns have changed since Brexit with more non-EU migrants settling long-term. He also said the UK lost access to some EU border-movement databases after Brexit and ruled out joining the Schengen area.

Axios, citing sources, reports bipartisan U.S. lawmakers, congressional staff and Washington political figures view leading AI founders and executives as a growing political liability and are urging them to adopt a lower public profile, focus on product development and ensure safety. Officials say industry rhetoric about digital consciousness and global catastrophe has pushed the regulatory debate toward near moral panic; executives have not effectively promoted AI's benefits or prospects for broad-based prosperity and instead repeatedly warn of existential risk. Lawmakers and regulators say messaging that swings between boom and doomsday—sometimes within the same public event—heightens political friction and is intensifying public backlash against the AI industry.

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