Government's digital strategy has been 'wholly inadequate' and 'lacking in ambition', Chi Onwurah

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Government's digital strategy has been 'wholly inadequate' and 'lacking in ambition', Chi Onwurah: Source, OpenUK
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Government's digital strategy has been 'wholly inadequate' and 'lacking in ambition', Chi Onwurah: Source, OpenUK

Shadow minister's remarks come as government announces a dedicated Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Speaking at OpenUK's State of Open Conference in Westminster, just as PM Rishi Sunak was announcing a mini-government reshuffle, Chi Onwurah, Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and shadow mi...

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