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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June 11, 2024
What are the UK Conservative Party’s plans for startups?
Sifted spools through all 76 pages of the Conservatives' manifesto
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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