Minister accused of being too close to big tech after analysis of meetings

Exclusive: Technology secretary Peter Kyle had 28 meetings with big technology companies in six months

A senior cabinet minister has been accused of being too close to big tech after analysis showed a surge in his department’s meetings with companies such as Google, Amazon, Apple and Meta since Labour came to power.

According to a Guardian analysis of publicly available data, Peter Kyle met people close to or representing the sector 28 times in a six-month period.