u/GlacialTurtle

Some candidates do stray too far into more conspiratorial territory, but most claims are at least partly based in fact (we know Israel has harvested Palestinian organs without permission in the past, we know zionist orgs bribe politicians as a means to help ensure support for Israel no different than corporations and other governments have and continue to do) and quite a few others are simply non-controversial.

For example, criticising NATO, thinking the IDF should be proscribed, supporting Bob Vylan and Palestine Action, being part of a Just Stop Oil protest and questioning Britain owning the Falklands are all presented as somehow intrinsically bad and scary that they don't even need to be explained why they're supposed to be bad.

https://x.com/londonlabour/status/2051936705322627368

>Chandra’s dealings with six major technology companies – Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Oracle, Apple and Meta – took place as the government developed policies to secure investment from Silicon Valley, including multimillion-pound energy subsidies and preferential planning approval for datacentres in what ministers have called AI growth zones.

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>While largely unknown outside Westminster, Chandra, who ran a corporate intelligence firm founded by former British spies before joining government, is a central figure in Downing Street and is a key champion of the government’s push for economic growth.

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>Redacted minutes of those meetings suggest Chandra agreed to help Wilson meet Starmer and prepared the ground for Starmer to meet the Amazon chief executive, Andy Jassy, who replaced the company’s founder, Jeff Bezos, in 2021.

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>Labour’s push for AI-driven growth was a frequent talking point. Executives from Meta, Microsoft and Oracle raised AI, datacentres and AI growth zones with Chandra.

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>The government believes promises by US tech firms to invest £150bn will turbocharge the UK economy. The Guardian found last month that many of the deals were “phantom investments”, with existing datacentres presented as new builds and a site earmarked for a supercomputer left undeveloped. OpenAI paused a multibillion-pound plan for a North Tyneside datacentre last month, blaming energy costs and regulation.

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>Regulatory reform was covered in at least four meetings. Meta’s vice-president, Joel Kaplan, a former Republican official who replaced the former Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg in the role, provided feedback to Chandra on the “UK regulatory landscape”.

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>At the beginning of 2025, Chandra discussed the government’s “commitment to removing barriers for businesses” with three Apple executives including Matt Browne, who oversees the company’s relations with governments in Europe.

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>On the same day that Chandra met the Apple executives, the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, ordered business watchdogs to reduce anti-growth regulations as part of an overhaul reportedly inspired by the No 10 business aide. The shake-up led to the removal of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) chair, Marcus Bokkerink, who was preparing to use new powers to break up tech duopolies and monopolies.

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>Afterwards, Reeves said she had received positive feedback since “she got rid” of Bokkerink, adding: “Previously businesses, all the time – especially in tech – had been raising concerns about the CMA. That has changed a lot.”

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>Trump’s presidency came up in two meetings with the Microsoft vice-chair, Brad Smith. The pair discussed Trump’s priorities during a meeting at the exclusive gathering of political and business elites in Davos at the start of last year. Chandra then briefed Smith about Trump’s unprecedented second state visit to the UK.

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