Analysis

June 10, 2025

Keir Starmer courts tech leaders at exclusive party — but will £1bn funding plans move dial on sovereign AI?

The UK prime minister hosted a cohort of AI chiefs at his country residence on Sunday

For conference-goers London Tech Week kicked off on Monday morning with a double act of UK prime minister Keir Starmer and Nvidia chief Jensen Huang — but the duo had been warming up since the day before as the British premier hosted a cabal of techies at an invite-only party.

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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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