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Kanishka Narayan was appointed the UK’s AI Minister and, 48 hours after that…

2026-07-23 · 16:40 UTC ·@demishassabis ·1 min read

Brief

Kanishka Narayan, 48 hours into his role as the UK’s AI Minister (post dated 2026-07-23), is focusing on reindustrialising with AI manufacturing to create British jobs, securing British AI through NCSC and intelligence engagement, and ensuring AI adoption benefits workers and regions via union and ministerial outreach; he also met the PM, Cabinet teams and attended his first Privy Council.

Why it matters

Kanishka Narayan was appointed the UK’s AI Minister and, 48 hours after that appointment (post dated 2026-07-23), held calls with Demis Hassabis, Alex G. Kendall and Arm CEO René Haas to push ‘reindustrialise with AI manufacturing’ and convert British AI advantage into British jobs.

Key details

  • He prioritized national security and talent: conducted a stocktake with the NCSC CEO, held plans/briefings with chiefs of the UK intelligence communities, and set ambition for the AISecurityInst to remain the world’s AI security talent hub while consulting the UKSovereignAI Managing Partner.
  • He emphasized worker and regional impact by meeting union leaders (Mike Clancy at Prospect Union, GMB’s Gary Smith), coordinating with MPs (J. Reynolds, Katie Gallagher) and ministerial teams at the Cabinet Office and Department for Business & Trade, and attended his first Privy Council meeting.
Source evidence

Congratulations @KanishkaNarayan on your new role as UK's AI Minister in the Cabinet, great news for the UK AI ecosystem!

Kanishka Narayan MP (@KanishkaNarayan)

48 hours since @10DowningStreet appointed me AI Minister, and feeling relentlessly focused on shaping AI with British leadership:

We reindustrialise with AI manufacturing 🏭
-- First call with @demishassabis on turning British advantage into British jobs
-- Spoke to @AlexGKendall about our shared interest in making Britain the home of physical AI jobs
-- Affirmed @Arm's role as UK AI champion directly with @renehaas237
-- Joined @JReynoldsMP in speaking to x-tech sector CEOs: we are doubling down on tech prosperity for every nation and region

British security, British influence now rely on AI 🇬🇧
-- Stocktake of Britain's leadership in AI cyber with @NCSC CEO
-- Plans to secure British AI with chiefs of UK intelligence communities
-- Ambition for @AISecurityInst remaining the world's AI security talent home, with AISI CEO
-- @UKSovereignAI Managing Partner and I talked through next stages of ambition

AI that works for people 🤝
-- Worker tacit knowledge is central to good AI adoption, an ambition reshared with @mikeclancy1 at @ProspectUnion
-- Thank you, @GMBGarySmith, for recognising AI as the major driver of risk and opportunity for British jobs
-- AI works only if it works across the country, led by our communities; some practical steps agreed with @KatieGallagher @UK_TCG

Working with an exceptional team ✨
-- First Cabinet, with the PM affirming how crucial AI is
-- Meeting brilliant ministerial and official teams at @cabinetofficeuk and @biztradegovuk, the two depts where I started my Civil Service career ~15 years ago
-- Ceremony highlight: first Privy Council meeting!

Just getting started!

— https://nitter.net/KanishkaNarayan/status/2080066326718976268#m