Minister accused of being too close to big tech after analysis of meetings

<p>Exclusive: Technology secretary Peter Kyle had 28 meetings with big technology companies in six months</p><p>A 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.</p><p>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.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/may/14/minister-accused-of-being-too-close-to-big-tech-after-analysis-of-meetings">Continue reading...</a>