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Comment by Alex Sobel
Labour and Co-operative MP for Leeds Central and Headingley; proposer of the 2026 "kill switch" amendment (NC12) to the UK Cyber Security and Resilience Bill
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 the possession or installation of technical infrastructure necessary for compliance with last-resort powers; the provision of secure communication channels for use by the Secretary of State when utilising last-resort powers; the implementation of regular emergency exercises to ensure that a direction under this section can be received safely and implemented [...].
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(2026)
15h ago
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Verified. The source URL (bills.parliament.uk amendment 10034477) returns HTTP 403 to automated fetching, but web searches confirmed the quote. The amendment is NC12 to the UK Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill, proposed by Labour and Co-operative MP Alex Sobel (Leeds Central and Headingley) in 2026, backed by 11 MPs and Control AI. Coverage (Computer Weekly, Startup Fortune) confirms the amendment establishes "last-resort powers" requiring data centre operators to have technical infrastructure, secure communication channels for government directions, and regular emergency exercises so a direction can be received and implemented — matching the quoted legislative text. Year 2026 is current. Author attribution is correct: Sobel is the proposer. The associated vote "for" on the statement "Require large datacenters to install kill switches for AI containment" aligns correctly since Sobel authored and supports the amendment. Source URL is the appropriate primary source.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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· 10h ago
replying to Alex Sobel