UK startups enter UK parliament with hope for change

There is something faintly gladiatorial about startups being ushered into Westminster, whether the House of Commons or the House of Lords. Not literally, of course, there are no lions behind Select Committee doors, but the dynamic is unmistakable… there’s going to be a fight of some kind. These founders, often operating at pace and under pressure, exchange their pitch decks for policy briefings (and excellent canapes) as they step into a political arena to explain how regulation shapes their abi