Five names, one job

Good morning and welcome back,

I've been too busy recovering from the England game to do much serious journalism this weekend, so instead you've got a 'runners and riders' list for the next tech secretary.

This is based on educated guesses, rather than a briefing from an "insider" (or what someone who once bought Burnham a Pret said). The likelihood scores I give each candidate are 100 percent vibes-based. Bold, I know — judge me in a week. 

Happening Today 📆

Parliament: The Lords will discuss AI's impact on jobs at around 2:50pm.

Team Rebuild: The Startup Coalition has published a letter calling on Andy Burnham to "Rebuild Britain" through pension, planning and procurement reforms. Signed by over 100 founders and investors, it reads: "The coming years will be critical in making or breaking Britain as a tech power... All these problems facing our ecosystem are pressing and urgent, but just as urgent are the glaring issues facing the wider economy."

Summer break: The Morning Intelligence will publish as normal until Friday July 24th, but from Monday July 27th to Friday August 28th, I'll publish twice a week (every Tuesday and Friday). My thinking is that nobody needs a niche daily newsletter in August, but equally I don't want to go silent on you for several weeks. You will still get 10 editions in August to enjoy from the beach/sweaty office and from September 1st full service resumes.