# UK chief of staff pitched DeepMind on AI gap. The lab said no. The problem remains.

- slug: uk-chief-of-staff-pitched-deepmind-on-ai-gap-the-lab-said-no-the-problem-remains
- date: 2026-04-25
- category: Artificial Intelligence

When Morgan McSweeney knocked on DeepMind's door asking to formalize the government-AI relationship, the lab said no. Two years after the governance gap became visible, the procurement rules that would govern it still do not exist.

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