The UK’s top data and AI regulator has quit, a first in the office’s 40-year history

The Next Web
By Alina Maria StanJun 19, 2026, 12:30 pm103 pts
The UK’s top data and AI regulator has resigned. It is the first time it has ever happened. John Edwards stepped down as information commissioner on Friday, with immediate effect. His exit followed a months-long workplace investigation. He said his position had become “untenable”. What he admitted Edwards…

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