Kuenssberg now asks Cooper if the government would have taken action on grooming gangs if Elon Musk had not raised the issue?

Cooper says the government was already working on implementing recommendations of the child sexual abuse inquiry as none had been implemented.

Kuenssberg pushes Cooper again, before the home secretary says the government has announced further support for areas like Oldham - where authorities were found to have failed to protect children in a local review published in 2022.

"It's frankly shocking that they're not sufficiently doing that already," she Cooper says, when asked about the need to regulate technology companies more when it comes to removing illegal images.

This will mean that if they don't, there will be "new penalties brought in."

Later in the year, there will be "stronger measures" brought in on the protection of children, Cooper adds.

"Nothing is off the table" when it comes to keeping children safe, Cooper says.

Kuenssberg now asks the home secretary if online crime is now linked to real life crime.

Cooper says the National Crime Agency experts are "increasingly worried" how online crime becomes a "gateway into worse and worse offline abuse".

Online threats and blackmail have a "traumatising impact" on young people, and is "deeply damaging". Cooper adds that new technology is being used to "exploit young people.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is up first, Kuenssberg wastes no time in asking her about the government's new plans to tackle online child abuse.

"Why do we need even more legislation?" Kuenssberg asks.

Cooper says we are seeing that artificial intelligence (AI) "is now putting the online child abuse on steroids."

This is why "we need to strengthen the law," Cooper says, as it becomes "more sadistic."

There will be "much stronger penalties" on those creating forums who teach people how to use AI for abuse.

The National Crime Agency estimates around 800,000 people are viewing this type of child abuse material.

As usual, Kuenssberg begins by introducing this week's panellists and talks through the headlines in the Sunday papers.

Mina Smallman, billionaire businessman John Caudwell and Fraser Nelson are on the panel this week, read more about them in our earlier post, as well as a look at who the main guests are this week.

Mina Smallman is first to speak on the panel, she discusses how the Home Secretary can tackle women's safety after her two daughters were stabbed to death in 2020.

The guests are ready and so is Laura Kuenssberg.

We hope you are too, as the show is just about to start. Click Watch live at the top of this page to follow along.

We're a few minutes away from Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, where she is set to grill Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, Lib Dem leader Ed Davey and shadow Business Secretary Andrew Griffith.

Our team of writers in London will be bringing you live updates, as well as analysis from our political correspondent Billy Kenber. You can also follow along by clicking Watch live at the top of this page from 09:00 GMT. Stay with us.

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As we wait for this week's guests to arrive, let's have a look at the hot political topics that have dominated headlines in recent days.

AI and child sex abuse material: The Home Office is set to introduce four new laws to crackdown on child sexual abuse material, including the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to create such material.

UK-EU customs union: Liberal Democrats leader Ed Davey says the prime minister should start talks on creating a new customs union when Sir Keir Starmer meets with European leaders in Brussels tomorrow.

Labour's plan for growth: Chancellor Rachel Reeves' speech earlier this week centred around infrastructure projects including a third runway at Heathrow Airport and investment in the "Oxford-Cambridge growth corridor" - but Reeves' plans have come under scrutiny from her own party, BBC's Chief Political correspondent Henry Zeffman writes.

US tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China: Yesterday, US President Donald Trump announced that all goods imported to the US from Canada and Mexico will be hit with tariffs of 25% and for China, it will be 10%. Canada and Mexico have hit back.

• For a deep dive into the challenges facing Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, here's Laura Kuenssberg's analysis

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We're expecting a packed show today with guests and panellists from across the political spectrum. Here's your line-up:

Guests

• Home Secretary Yvette Cooper
• Shadow Business and Trade Secretary Andrew Griffith
• Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey

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Panellists

• Mina Smallman: A retired Anglican Priest and the mother of Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry who were stabbed to death in 2020
• Billionaire businessman John Caudwell:He donated £500,000 to the Conservatives in 2019 but said he planned to vote Labour in the last General Election
• Fraser Nelson: The former Spectator editor, and now Times columnist, will be sharing his views on this morning's programme

Laura Kuenssberg
Presenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

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"Whichever cupboard you open, you know all sorts of terrible things that have been crammed in there for years will fall out." That's how a long-serving former Home Office minister describes working in the department.

And for Home Secretary Yvette Cooper – who joins us on Sunday's show – a number of tricky and emotive issues have landed with a thump on her desk. The grooming gangs scandal. The obvious failures of the authorities in the Southport murders. This week, a new row with police forces who warn they'll have to make cuts despite some extra funding.

Cooper's successes or failures really do affect every one of our lives. She is responsible for the safety of our streets, handling threats we face from terrorists, and policing the border.

Just how big is the job she's facing – and how is she faring so far?

• For more on this story, we have the full piece from Laura Kuennsberg

Matt Spivey
Live page editor

Good morning, it's nearly time to tune into Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg. On this week's show, she is set to quiz Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, after the Home Office introduced four new laws to tackle the threat of child sexual abuse images generated by artificial intelligence (AI).

We'll also be hearing from shadow Business Secretary Andrew Griffith, following Chancellor Rachel Reeves' speech earlier this week, that confirmed the government's support for a third runway at Heathrow Airport and vowed to build 'Europe's Silicon Valley' between Oxford and Cambridge.

Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davy will also be in the hot seat opposite Laura this week, and overnight we heard that he has urged Prime Minister Keir Starmer to start EU customs union talks.

With just under a hour left to go, there's time to pop the kettle on, grab some breakfast and get comfortable before watching Kuenssberg grill her guests on the hot topics of the week.

We'll be providing regular text updates and analysis - as always, you can follow along by clicking Watch live at the top of this page.