Business minister denies government ‘in pocket of big tech’ after hiring Doug Gurr to chair CMAThe appointment of a former Amazon boss to lead the UK’s competition watchdog as it begins investigations into technology firms has been called a “slap in the face to workers” by trade unions and Trumpian by consumer activists.The business minister Justin Madders was forced on Wednesday to deny the government was “in the pocket of big tech” after it hired Doug Gurr, the former country manager of Amazon UK and president of Amazon China, to chair the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/22/doug-gurr-amazon-uk-ex-boss-appointment-competition-and-markets-authority-cma
Author : Robert Booth and Dan Milmo
Publish date : 2025-01-22 15:50:00
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