Top UK artists urge Starmer to protect their work on eve of Trump visit

Paul McCartney, Kate Bush and Elton John among creatives arguing that Labour's AI proposals could result in an artist's life work to be stolen'

Leading British artists including Mick Jagger, Kate Bush and Paul McCartney have urged Keir Starmer to stand up for creators' human rights and protect their work ahead of a UK-US tech deal during Donald Trump's visit.

In a letter to the prime minister, they argued Labour had failed to defend artists' basic rights by blocking attempts to force artificial intelligence firms to reveal what copyrighted material they have used in their systems.