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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 House of Commons debate on the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill, June 16, 2026.
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AI Verified Ward calls inability to switch systems off unacceptable; source context concerns AI data-centre kill-switch powers. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago
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AI Verified Ward expressly supports a government data-centre kill switch, matching for. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified UK Hansard, Jun. 16 2026, records Melanie Ward using the exact wording. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago
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