‘Phenomenal waste of time’: Burnham slammed over plans to dismantle tech department

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Andy Burnham faced immediate questions over his decision to abolish the tech department on Tuesday, as peers warned the move risked disrupting Britain’s AI strategy.

Ministers were hauled before the House of Lords less than a day after the machinery of government changes to the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) were announced, where https://www.cityam.com/phenomenal-waste-of-time-burnham-slammed-over-plans-to-dismantle-tech-department/">[...]