Andy Burnham backs UK-owned AI data centres amid environmental and community concerns
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Jamie Calder
5d ago· 6 min readenNews
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Andy Burnham, positioned as a likely future prime minister, plans to support UK-owned AI data centre development despite community backlash and environmental concerns. His team is preparing to overhaul Westminster's AI policy to limit foreign-owned technology involvement in the public sector and AI infrastructure. The approach emphasizes national ownership and control over data centres, with a focus on creating a framework that prioritizes UK interests.
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· 1 pulledwe do need data centres, but we need to think about who runs and owns those data centres. There has to be a framework
ANDY Burnham will support the development of new AI data centres in the UK despite widespread community backlash and the potential of immense…
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