“It's hard to know who's going to show up

“how many times are you going to stand up publicly and apologise for failures in the Met?

“They may be thinking it's a radical way to shake things up, shake up the status quo — a way to give things to the working class, an anti-establishment thing, more than the clear workings of socialism.

“Do you trust a million nameless, faceless entrepreneurs and innovators? Or do you trust the government?

“Even this morning I've had calls asking me can I bring food. Can I bring clothing? Can I bring blankets? So everyone is trying to help as much as they can. It's devastating. The council are co-ordinating what's going to happen next but it's going to be a long-term thing. It's not going to happen overnight. So we are just sending our best wishes to everybody, and hope that they can re-build what they can and get back on their feet.

“The path we are on is clear. AI will make a small number of investors and executives even richer, while it eliminates jobs for millions of Americans — and the government does nothing about it.

“People are demanding change

“What the [expletive] is going on?