What Andy would do differently
Burnham's team starts its tech policy work.
Good morning and welcome to what should be an exciting day. Yes, I'm off to my son's sports day.
Andy Burnham's path to Makerfield MP wasn't exactly littered with tech policy news, but, as he moves closer to 10 Downing Street, I'm diving into what tech policy would look like under his premiership. I promise that is not as speculative as it sounds.
His team, advised by names familiar to readers of this newsletter, have started ringing around for ideas and there are plenty of clues already out there about how Burnham will approach AI, not least in Greater Manchester's digital blueprint.
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⚒️ Scoop: Andy Burnham's team is drawing up a tech policy framework. It will look very different from Starmer's.
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