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Melanie Ward

Labour MP for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy who spoke in the UK Parliament in 2026 in support of AI data-centre kill-switch powers.

We must be able to switch off those systems if we need to, but currently we cannot. That is clearly unacceptable and must change.

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Melanie Ward, UK Parliament Hansard, Commons Chamber debate on the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, June 16, 2026.

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Require large datacenters to install kill switches for AI containment

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AI Verified Ward says systems must be switchable off and supports a data-centre kill switch, which is directly relevant to the containment/kill-switch proposal. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified The quote directly supports being able to switch systems off and specifically endorses a data-centre kill switch, so the recorded answer `for` matches. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Hansard debate text for 16 June 2026 includes the sentence verbatim in Melanie Ward's speech about being able to switch off systems. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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