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Andy Burnham will set out his pitch for honest political debate as the antidote to populism as he reveals his plans for taking on thorny issues, from Britain’s expensive social care system to its creaking water infrastructure

The AI industry is consumed with how fast frontier models should advance, while a broader political debate is forming around whether the products themselves are causing harm. Read more:

🇮🇱 🇵🇸 Israel marked the third anniversary of Hamas's October 7 attack on Wednesday with silent tributes, new strikes on Gaza and intense political debate, weeks before elections in which the country's deadliest day will be front and centre ➡️

On today's Coffee House Shots podcast: James Heale and Tim Shipman examine claims of Russian interference in the Brexit referendum. What do we actually know about Moscow's attempts to influence the vote – and did they make any difference to the result? Plus: they discuss Andy Burnham's foreign policy, Labour's plans for a reset with the EU and Nigel Farage's latest attempt to put migration back at the centre of the political debate. Listen | | @JAHeale | @ShippersUnbound