Speeches by Darlington.

“And some clarity about which agency has responsibility for that. What is the role of the Electoral Commission? What is the role of security services? Everyone seems to say that this is somebody else’s responsibility.”

“You are talking about some really classic cases of traditional election manipulation. I am not sure if you are aware of the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee’s report into misinformation and disinformation during the riots and the role that state actors played within that. While they did not create it, the e…”

“This is in the same vein, but it is not about me. There are 73 TikTok accounts posting thousands of deepfakes about Keir Starmer announcing controversial policies—obviously, outside the election period. They have names like “BBB UK News” and “Daily Britain News”. We are not sure whether these are foreign state actors o…”

“Do you think they are being honest?”

“There is an important point here. The beginning of my question was on how you are monitoring spend by UK political parties on bots.”

“I am conscious of time. A quick question, how does the Electoral Commission monitor spend by political parties on bots or foreign bot activity to amplify or attack parties? It may be different during short or long elections, but this is clearly one of the ways in which we know foreign actors are interfering or creating…”

“This is in the same vein, but it is not about me. There are 73 TikTok accounts posting thousands of deepfakes about Keir Starmer announcing controversial policies—obviously, outside the election period. They have names like “BBB UK News” and “Daily Britain News”. We are not sure whether these are foreign state actors o…”

“Picking up on your point about deepfakes, the current legal position is that it is illegal to “make or publish a false statement of fact about the personal character or conduct of a candidate”—that is off your website. Do you think that that is strong enough legislation for deepfakes?”

“Picking up on your point about deepfakes, the current legal position is that it is illegal to “make or publish a false statement of fact about the personal character or conduct of a candidate”—that is off your website. Do you think that that is strong enough legislation for deepfakes?”

“And you can buy them.”

“You are talking about some really classic cases of traditional election manipulation. I am not sure if you are aware of the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee’s report into misinformation and disinformation during the riots and the role that state actors played within that. While they did not create it, the e…”

“And some clarity about which agency has responsibility for that. What is the role of the Electoral Commission? What is the role of security services? Everyone seems to say that this is somebody else’s responsibility.”

“You are talking about some really classic cases of traditional election manipulation. I am not sure if you are aware of the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee’s report into misinformation and disinformation during the riots and the role that state actors played within that. While they did not create it, the e…”

“And you can buy them.”

“I thank the Secretary of State for her absolutely clear message that what X is doing, through the use of Grok, is illegal. That is as much the platform’s responsibility as it is the user’s. I am afraid that there is less confidence in Ofcom’s ability to enforce the Online Safety Act as it stands, or in the improvements…”

“I thank the Minister for his commitment to East West Rail, which the Labour-run city council in Milton Keynes and the three Labour MPs for the area have been fully behind. Can he clarify that, alongside the commitment to amalgamate Woburn Sands and Bow Brickhill stations in my constituency is a commitment for the two b…”

“I thank the Secretary of State and the Prime Minister for their leadership on defending Ukraine not just in wartime but in peacetime, which will really reassure the many Ukrainian families who have sought refuge in Milton Keynes and across the UK. I would like to ask the Secretary of State’s advice. It is clear that Ru…”

“My hon. Friend and constituency neighbour is making a fantastic speech and a good case for the eastern entrance. It is a case that we have made for many years and that was promised by the previous Government—the previous MP even claimed that £6 million was set aside—yet it is another broken promise by a Conservative MP…”

“I welcome the Bill and the cyber action plan for public services, which was published today. As we have heard from right hon. and hon. Members’ many great speeches today, this is so important to the UK economy and public. Despite being one of the smaller countries in the world, we are still one of the biggest targets f…”

“I thank the hon. Member for raising that point. It is important to note that Elon Musk turned off Starlink at very strategic points for the Ukrainian military when it was advancing on Russian-held territory. It is not just that he chose to turn it off; he chose to turn it off at a critical time for the Ukrainian milita…”