Ministers' Meetings

Met Alex Soros

Meeting to discuss the UN General Assembly.

Met Wellcome Trust, Google, DeepMind, Ingenza, Oxford Nanopore, Regulatory Horizon Council, Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, Bronic, SynGenSys, Global Biofoundry Alliance, IBBIS, Centre for Long Term Resilience, UK Bioindustry Association

Quarterly meeting led by DSIT, providing government with impartial and expert advice on emerging risks around biosecurity and how to encourage responsible behaviour in this area.

Met Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association

Discussion about flooding response in Leighton Buzzard during visit

Met Beds and Cambs 4x4 Response

Discussion about flooding response in Leighton Buzzard during visit

Met Bedfordshire Local Emergency Volunteers Executive Committee

Discussion about flooding response in Leighton Buzzard during visit

Met Midshires Search and Rescue

Discussion about flooding response in Leighton Buzzard during visit

Met Academy for the Mathemetical Sciences

To discuss the competition for the National Academy focused on the Mathematical Sciences

Met Future Transformation

To discuss the competition for the National Academy focused on the Mathematical Sciences

Met Monica Medina

To discuss international nature and wider Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs policies.

Met Blackstone Group, BNY, Carlyle Group, JPMorgan Asset Management, Global Infrastructure Partners, Bank of America, Citigroup, Nuveen, Macquarie Group, Brookfield Asset Management

Business Breakfast during visit to discuss the investment environment for US financial business and any barriers to growth.

Met Blackstone Group

Meeting during visit to discuss Blackstone's investment in the UK - particularly through the AI data centre campus in Northumberland.

Met President Donald Trump

Dinner to discuss the UK/US bilateral relationship.

Met Global Renewables Alliance and Wind Energy Council

To discuss international climate ambition and COP29 priorities

Met Climate Policy Initiative, Systemiq, 4P Secretariat, G24, European Climate Finance, European Investment Bank, GFANZ, Glasgow Climate Finance Centre

Global Climate Finance Roundtable to discuss Multilateral Development Bank (MDB) reform

Met Octopus Energy, National Grid Ventures, SSE, GE Vernova, Ameresco, World Kinect, Air Products

Roundtable to discuss net-zero aligned industries in the context of UK's growth mission, and clean energy mission

Met Robotics Growth Partnership

Discussion around the Robotics Growth Partnership and the work that needs to be done to improve the UK robotics sector.

Met Clinton Foundation

Meeting at UN General Assembly to discuss the Clinton Global Initiative and US politics.

Met BlackRock

Meeting during visit to discuss creating a pro-business environment in the UK and investment opportunities for BlackRock in UK infrastructure projects.

Met Green Climate Fund

To discuss international climate finance

Met Microsoft

Meeting during visit to discuss investment in the UK tech sector including development of AI infrastructure.

Met Global Optimism, Mission 2025, Sir David King (Ex-Gov Chief Scientist, UK), Gonzalo Munoz (COP25 High Level Champion), B-Team, WAFF, Inga Group, UNICEF, Groundswell (joint project by the Bezos Earth Fund, Global Optimism, and the Systems Change Lab), WAFF Youth Delegates

Roundtable to discuss youth engagement at COP and the implementation of Global Stocktake commitments

Met Octopus Energy

To discuss the energy market in the UK

Met C40 (Cities Climate Leadership Group Inc.), 3Ci (Cities Commission for Climate Investment)

Roundtable to discuss critical infrastructure and urban finance

Met OrchardTX

To discuss life sciences business scale-up

Met Scale-Up Institute

Discussion focused around the Scale Up landscape and public procurement.

Met Royal Society, Merton College

To discuss the report "A new approach to mathematical and data education"

Met Oxford University

Discussion around the net zero sector and the work of the Faraday Institution in energy storage research.

Met World Bank

Meeting to disucss the role of the World Bank in global issues

Met Martyn's Law Campaign Team

Passage through Parliament of Martyn's Law

Met OCHA

Bilateral meeting as part of UN General Assembly high level week.

Met Security and Resilience Industry Suppliers Community (RISC)

UK Government cooperation with industry on security

Met Angela Essel

UK Government cooperation with industry on security

Met Leeds Digital Festival, Lloyds Bank, Panintelligence, PEXA UK, Whitecap Consulting, Data City, Investor Ladder, Fintech North, Ayup, Audacia

A roundtable on tech business and walk around of Leeds Digital Festival

Met EMI North

introductory meeting on creative industries in the North of England

Met World Bank Group

Trilateral with Foreign Secretary to discuss the alignment of priorities (between the UK and the World Bank), Middle East Crisis and International Development Association (IDA) Replenishment

Met Camilla Turner, Political Editor, The Sunday Telegraph

Meeting to discuss the financial services brief

Met Transport for London

Informal discussion at the Labour Party Conference about TFL's budget

Met Tim Shipman, Chief Political Commentator, The Sunday Times

Met for Dinner at Labour Party Conference and discussed Home Office priorities.

Met Roula Khalaf, Editor, Financial Times, George Parker, Political Editor, Financial Times

Meeting to discuss the financial services brief

Met International Rescue Committee

Meeting to discuss humanitarian issues

Met Victora Newton, Editor, The Sun; James Slack, Deputy Editor, The Sun; Harry Cole, Political Editor, The Sun; Ryan Sabey, Deputy Political Editor, The Sun; Ashley Armstrong, Business Editor, The Sun; Kate Ferguson, Political Editor, Sun on Sunday

Regular engagement with Media Representatives at Labour Party Conference.

Met Caroline Waterston, Editor, Mirror; Jason Beattie, Assistant Editor, Mirror

Regular engagement with Media Representatives at Labour Party Conference.

Met Kath Viner, Editor, The Guardian; Pippa Crear, Political Editor, The Guardian; Jess Elgot, Deputy Political Editor, The Guardian; Owen Gibson, Deputy Editor, The Guardian

Regular engagement with Media Representatives at Labour Party Conference.

Met Andrew Dagnell, Editor, ITV News; Robert Peston, Political Editor, ITV News; Anushka Asthana, Deputy Political Editor, ITV News

Regular engagement with Media Representatives at Labour Party Conference.

Met Tony Gallagher, Editor, The Times, Steven Swinford, Political Editor, The Times, Oliver Wright, Policy Editor, The Times

Regular engagement with Media Representatives at Labour Party Conference.

Met World Economic Forum, UN High Commission for Refugees, UN Special Envoy for Education and HLSG Chair, Irish Aid, Global Partnership for Education, United Nations Children's Fund, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Education Practice World Bank, Lego Foundation, Education International

Steering Group on Education Cannot Wait’s (ECW) bi-annual High-Level Meeting. To demonstrate continued UK leadership on education in emergencies and protracted crises, as a leading donor to ECW. To strengthen ECW’s governance, accountability, and operations. To stress the importance of ECW’s hosting arrangement with United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) being fit for purpose and agree to the proposed review of future hosting options for the fund.

Met International Rescue Committee

To discuss Gaza and Sudan, as well as humanitarian funding and climate finance

Met Women Everywhere Can Lead, Family Planning 2030

Speech to mobilise new commitments to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) financing. Seeking to reaffirm the UK as the largest funder to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Supplies Partnership programme and the UK’s commitment to SRHR and Call for increased investment in SRHR to meet the growing demand for SRHR commodities.

Met United Nations Population Fund, Children's Investment Fund Foundation, Gates Foundation, Family Planning 2030 Atul Gawande, Assistant Administrator for Global Health

Lunch hosted by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) prior to their 'Unlocking Sustainable Financing for Sexual and Reproductive Health’ to build relationships with key partners, and affirm the UK’s commitment to advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights.

Met West Midlands Trains (WMT) and Network Rail

To discuss WMT's performance with Network Rail