Comment by Brian Leishman

UK Labour Member of Parliament for Alloa and Grangemouth; sponsor of the 2026 UK parliamentary amendment proposing last-resort shutdown powers for AI data centres and systems.
“Regulations under section 29(1) may confer on the Secretary of State powers (‘last-resort powers’) to direct the shutdown of—(a) data centres, or (b) AI systems used or deployed by a data centre, in the event of an AI security or operational emergency. […] Regulations relating to last-resort powers must establish requirements on data centre operators in relation to data centres used for the training, deployment or operation of AI systems, including relating to—(a) the possession or installation of technical infrastructure necessary for compliance with last-resort powers.”
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Disputed UK Parliament reproduces the text but identifies Alex Sobel as lead member and lists Brian Leishman among many sponsors; the amendment text cannot be verified as Leishman’s sole-authored quote. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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