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Kanishka Narayan

Kanishka Narayan represents the Labour in the House of Commons for Vale of Glamorgan. This profile brings together parliamentary service details, election information and links to official records.

PartyLabour
ConstituencyVale of Glamorgan
Current membership from4 July 2024
Parliament member ID5039

Constituency: Vale of Glamorgan

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Latest general election result

Election date4 July 2024
Majority4,216
Constituency turnout61.5%
Electorate74,465

For previous general elections and the full constituency record, see Vale of Glamorgan election history.

Parliamentary career

The current House of Commons membership recorded by Parliament began on 4 July 2024.

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Government, opposition and committee roles

Current parliamentary appointments

Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Technology)Jul 2026 – Present

Previous appointments

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)Sep 2025 – Jul 2026

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Parliamentary activity and voting

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UKDECIDES · CURATED REPORTING

Selected recent reporting

14 October 2026 · The Guardian

Narayan responds to investment in British AI safety research

AI minister Kanishka Narayan welcomed a major Nvidia commitment to UK AI safety research and warned that increasingly capable AI systems could create significant cybersecurity risks.

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13 October 2026 · Cabinet Office

Narayan backs renewed UK–Canada AI security partnership

The UK and Canada renewed cooperation between their AI safety and security institutes, including information sharing, model evaluations and work on frontier AI risks.

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12 October 2026 · The Guardian

Narayan calls for stronger cyber defences and AI safety safeguards

The AI minister argued that leading technology companies should strengthen safeguards and that Britain should improve its ability to defend against AI-enabled cyber threats.

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9 October 2026 · UK Government

Narayan supports national robotics-adoption hubs

A government programme announced robotics-adoption hubs intended to help businesses and public services put robotics technology into practice, including farming and healthcare applications.

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31 August 2026 · HM Treasury / Cabinet Office

Narayan department launches AI procurement competition

A £100 million competition was announced to support British AI developers producing tools for government and public services. Kanishka Narayan was among the ministers named.

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MP in focus

Parliamentary service

Vale of Glamorgan

Kanishka Narayan is listed by Parliament as a Labour MP for Vale of Glamorgan, with the current Commons membership beginning 4 July 2024.

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