India, July 21 -- As Andy Burnham takes over as the Prime Minister of the UK, the Labour leader has appointed an Indian-origin MP from Wales as the first minister of artificial intelligence.

Burnham, who took charge on Monday after Keir Starmer officially stepped down from the top post, has vowed to create "a new political model" and "build a new economy."

Amid the cabinet rejig, Narayan is one of the faces who have been retained from Starmer's cabinet.

Narayan, a Labour politician from Wales, was appointed minister for AI and online safety in September 2025 under Starmer.

As a junior minister in the Starmer cabinet, the India-origin MP served under technology secretary Liz Kendall.

Kendall, along with Darren Jones, Rachel Reeves and...