21 July 2026NewsAIMuireann Bolger

No mention of IP as Narayan becomes UK’s first Cabinet-level AI Minister

Andy Burnham’s appointment of Kanishka Narayan as a Cabinet-level Minister for AI is a first, but the omission of IP prompts fresh calls for stronger representation at the heart of government.

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