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The Guardian // World // Europe

Minister accused of being too close to big tech after rise in meetings

Wednesday 14th May 2025, 5:18PM

Exclusive: Technology secretary Peter Kyle had 28 meetings with people in or close to tech sector in six monthsLabour’s open door to big tech leaves critics crying foulA senior cabinet minister has been accused of being too close to big tech after analysis showed a surge in his department’s meetings with companies such as Google, Amazon, Apple and Meta since Labour came to power.According to Guardian analysis of publicly available data, Peter Kyle met people close to or representing the sector 28 times in a six-month period. That was more than one meeting every week on average, and nearly 70% more often than his predecessor as science and technology secretary, Michelle Donelan. Continue reading...

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