AI and Jobs Taskforce announced by Mayor

Fahad Redha

April 29, 2026
3 min read

AI and Jobs Taskforce announced by Mayor

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced a new London AI Jobs Taskforce with “pioneering technology entrepreneur” Baroness Martha Lane-Fox as its Chair. The Mayor has “been clear that London needs to be at the forefront of harnessing the huge potential positives of AI to ensure it benefits society, rather than allowing it to shape us to our detriment,” according to a press release from City Hall.

The new London AI and Jobs Taskforce will “bring together expertise from within government, the business community, trade unions the skills sector and the AI industry.” Online AI training will be rolled out later this year, allowing Londoners to “upskill and take advantage of this new technology.”

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The taskforce will examine how AI is already beginning to reshape work in the capital, identifying the most significant near-term risks and opportunities for Londoners and employers, and advise on the practical actions needed to strengthen skills, protect pathways into work, and support broad-based growth. It will also consider “how work is changing now, who is being left behind, and what immediate interventions would make a difference.”

Baroness Lane-Fox has been confirmed as the taskforce’s chair at the Bloomberg CityLab Summit in Madrid. CityLab is an annual meeting of mayors and city leaders “discussing how best to confront urgent shared challenges and the role of cities in shaping the future,” according to City Hall.

Baroness Lane-Fox has been “at the forefront of the technological revolution and is best known for co-founding lastminute.com in 1998. City Hall hails her as a “champion of ethical and inclusive approaches to AI, highlighting how AI can expand digital capability and arguing that access must include the skills to build and adapt emerging technologies.”

She has also helped to create gov.uk and is a long-standing advocate for diversity in tech, calling for underrepresented groups to shape future AI policy and development.

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Fahad Redha

Fahad is the Content Editor at EyeOnLondon, overseeing the publication’s editorial output across news, culture, and lifestyle. With a background in journalism from the University of the Creative Arts, he brings a broad range of experience from local London reporting in Kensington & Chelsea, where he held roles including motoring, events, and health editor. At EyeOnLondon, Fahad plays a central role in shaping content and maintaining editorial standards. His work spans everything from daily news to feature coverage, with a particular strength in motoring and events. He also incorporates photography into his reporting, adding a visual layer to many of his stories. Fahad joined EyeOnLondon in February 2021.