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June 11, 2024

What are the UK Conservative Party’s plans for startups?

Sifted spools through all 76 pages of the Conservatives' manifesto

UK prime minister Rishi Sunak has been trying to position himself and the Conservative Party as champions of UK tech for years — but the party’s manifesto, released earlier today in preparation for the July 4th election, isn’t full of details on how to support the sector.

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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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