Rishi Sunak is well-suited as prime minister to support the UK tech industry but needs to better communicate that the country is open to high-skilled overseas talent, the co-founder of entrepreneur community Founders Forum has said.
Speaking to UKTN, Brent Hoberman said that Sunak’s track record means he is the “right man for the job” of maintaining UK tech growth, with startups last year raising record levels of funding.
“I think he’s clearly somebody who understands it, supports it and wants to see the UK continue at success in that area,” said Hoberman, who has co-founded multiple businesses in addition to Founders Forum.
During his time as chancellor, Sunak backed the Kalifa Review into the UK’s fintech sector, laid out proposals to make the UK a “global crypto asset hub” and looked at measures to make it more attractive for companies to list in London....