Speeches by Morello.

“Sorry, we are running out of time, and I must give everyone a chance to answer. Mr Law, do you have a revenue number?”

“I will not repeat all the allegations against social media companies, but the underlying issue with disinformation and misinformation—I separate out inauthentic co-ordinated behaviour—is that, to the public, social media platforms feel like cesspools of misinformation and disinformation. The inherent problem is that yo…”

“Respectfully, Dr Fernández, Grok has been embedded into X, and the UK basically had to threaten legislative action to get X to stop allowing Grok to produce sexualised images of women and children, with no attempt by X to moderate at all. You talk about being a marketplace for ideas, but that is peddling paedophilic im…”

“In John’s worked example—let us assume that the system is not 100% perfect and content has got through—does an individual have to prove that it is not them, or is it enough for them to simply go, “That is AI; that is a lie; that’s not what I said,” to get something withdrawn?”

“That seems to be an underlying acceptance of the fact that the algorithm is pushing the content, because what you are saying is that it is a requirement of the user to correct that stream by actively moving it in a different direction. The starting premise of what you are suggesting is that it is in fact pushing far-ri…”

“Do you agree with the statistic from the 2024 academic research that said that around 12% of active users on X were inauthentic accounts? Does that feel like an accurate number to you, or is it higher?”

“I accept your premise. So the 800 million are either fake accounts in the process of being created or ones that you have identified as being created. Of the remaining circa 600 million that are deemed to be active users, how confident is X that all of those are authentic accounts?”

“Help us to understand that. There are 600 million real people that have accounts and 800 million that have been removed. How many more not-real accounts are still on there?”

“Do you think that the 600 million you have as active users are all real?”

“Can I just be clear—is that a temporary suspension or a permanent removal?”

“I ask only because the internet tells me that you have only about 600 million active users. What is the number I am missing between the number of users of Twitter and the number of accounts you are removing?”

“The Liberal Democrats support the regulations, which make necessary and consequential amendments following the passage of the Data (Use and Access) Act. They ensure that references across more than 800 pieces of UK legislation are updated to reflect the replacement of the Information Commissioner and the Information Co…”

“I thank the right hon. Member—I have the huge privilege of serving under her chairmanship of the Foreign Affairs Committee. I do not disagree that the British relationship with the United States goes far beyond the current occupant of the Oval Office. I am extremely grateful for the depth of our relationship, especiall…”

“I am sure I am not alone in having been contacted by constituents trapped in the middle east or by those further afield who were hoping to transfer in the middle east on their way home. I am extremely grateful to all the FCDO staff around the world who are helping them out. It has brought into stark relief the fact tha…”

“I praise the work of our police and our security and intelligence services in this case. I thank the Minister for his statement. Like him, I look forward to the publication of the Rycroft report. The Foreign Affairs Committee heard evidence from the Electoral Commission, as did the Joint Committee on the National Secur…”

“It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Sir Roger. I join other Members in congratulating the hon. Member for North East Hertfordshire (Chris Hinchliff) on this important debate. I, like many others, would love to speak about a whole host of things, but given the time constraints, I will just talk about chalk st…”

“The Iranian regime is a murderous regime. It is an exporter of terrorism, and a threat to regional and national security, and its removal is good for British security and good for the Iranian people. However, what comes next is even more important than what has happened. The Prime Minister has repeatedly said that he w…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Desmond. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Harpenden and Berkhamsted (Victoria Collins) on securing this important debate and on her continued work in this policy area. In West Dorset, the issue with planning development is not just about how many homes we …”

“Will the hon. Gentleman give way?”

“I do not disagree with the points the Minister is making, and Lord knows I am happy for us to dedicate the rest of the debate to bashing the previous Administration for their failures. He talks about the need to future-proof decision making. Part of the problem that we have with defence procurement is the length of tim…”