Liz Kendall has admitted “some jobs will go” due to artificial intelligence (AI) but has promised to support people into new employment. In a speech on Wednesday, the Technology Secretary compared the impact of technology on the jobs market to the industrial changes of the 1980s. But she vowed not to leave communities behind like Margaret Thatcher did - saying Labour “will support people through the jobs transition”. Speaking from Bloomberg’s HQ in central London, Ms Kendall said jobs will be