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Analysis
September 25, 2024
Tech dispatch from the UK Labour Party conference
There was uncertainty in the air among startups in Liverpool at the party's annual shindig
3 min read
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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