{"slug": "uks-bet-on-ai-will-endure-under-burnham-says-minister", "title": "UK’s bet on AI will endure under Burnham, says minister", "summary": "UK AI Minister Kanishka Narayan said AI and technology will remain a priority under likely next prime minister Andy Burnham, citing meetings with Burnham and Technology Secretary Liz Kendall. Narayan emphasized AI's enduring importance to the UK's economy, national security, and geopolitical power.", "body_md": "LONDON — AI Minister Kanishka Narayan said AI and technology will continue to be a priority for the U.K. government under its likely next prime minister, Andy Burnham.\n\nSpeaking at POLITICO’s Playbook Live event on Tuesday, Narayan said he and Technology Secretary Liz Kendall have both met with Burnham “to talk about the centrality” of AI for the U.K.\n\n“Of course in the transition, Andy, I’m sure, will bring particular flavor to how he wants to think about technology and AI,” Narayan said — but the importance of AI to the U.K.’s economy, national security and geopolitical power were now “enduring facts.”", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/uks-bet-on-ai-will-endure-under-burnham-says-minister", "canonical_source": "https://www.politico.eu/article/uks-bet-on-ai-will-endure-under-burnham-says-kanishka-narayan/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication", "published_at": "2026-07-07 16:31:42+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-07 17:12:17.998294+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Kanishka Narayan", "Andy Burnham", "Liz Kendall", "UK government"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/uks-bet-on-ai-will-endure-under-burnham-says-minister", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/uks-bet-on-ai-will-endure-under-burnham-says-minister.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/uks-bet-on-ai-will-endure-under-burnham-says-minister.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/uks-bet-on-ai-will-endure-under-burnham-says-minister.jsonld"}}