The UK Labour party’s election manifesto sets out plans to lean into tech to improve the National Health Service (NHS) and support the green energy transition, increase funding into key industries and improve regulation — but it’s light on details of how it will specifically support the UK startup sector.
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June 13, 2024
What are the UK Labour party’s plans for startups?
Labour’s manifesto lays out plans to increase funding into key industries — but is vague on startup policy
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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