UK Refuses to Halt AI Datacentre Build-Out Amid Drought

Labour rejected Green leader Zack Polanski's call for a moratorium on AI datacentre construction, with a spokesperson warning a pause would hurt jobs and national security, leaving Britain reliant on overseas computing for sensitive health and defence data. Datacentres already consume 2.5% of national electricity, projected to quadruple by 2030 — as the UK faces one of its worst droughts.