00:02A political row has broken out in County Durham after a senior councillor used an AI-generated
00:07image in a blog about families being relocated to the area. Reform UK Deputy Council Leader
00:13Darren Grimes admitted that the picture showing a group of South Asian men on a housing estate
00:18was created using artificial intelligence. Liberal Democrat opposition leader Amanda
00:22Hopgood described its use as nothing short of disgusting, while Green councillors claimed it
00:28risks fuelling division. Labour MP Luke Akehurst also criticised the post as inflammatory.
00:34Mr Grimes says the image was clearly illustrative and insists critics should focus instead on wider
00:40pressures facing County Durham communities.
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