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Liz Kendall

UK Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology; launched the Sovereign AI Fund.

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#15 3 Sept

Nandy claims the sovereign AI brief

European Tech Sovereignty
#8 8 Jun

Announced £1.1bn AI Hardware Plan at London Tech Week

European Tech Sovereignty: UK pledges £1.1bn AI hardware plan
#6 29 May

Signed the UK-France Strategic Biomedical Alliance in Health and AI on 29 May 2026

UK Startups and Innovation: UK and France sign science pact
#5 13 May
#4 12 May

Announced SAIU equity investment in Isomorphic Labs

UK Startups and Innovation: Sovereign AI unit backs Alphabet-owned lab
#4 7 May
#3 28 Apr

Delivered RUSI speech naming five UK AI hardware startups and pre-announcing AI Hardware Plan

UK Startups and Innovation: Kendall names UK chip five at RUSI
#2 16 Apr

Announced Sovereign AI Fund investees and framed AI as non-negotiable for national security

European Tech Sovereignty: UK names first Sovereign AI investees