Keir Starmer has announced that from 1 November the government will reduce internet speeds from midnight until 6am.
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- Full FactFalse. No such policy has been announced. Social media videos claiming this feature fake audio, which was almost certainly AI-generated, over old footage of Mr Starmer.
2025-10-28
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