The investment minister Jason Stockwood's remarks come as research shows the UK is losing more jobs than it is creating because of AI. The investment minister Jason Stockwood's remarks come as research shows the UK is losing more jobs than it is creating because of AI. Lord Stockwood says people in government'definitely' talking about idea as technology disrupts industries ESTLast modified on Thu 29 Jan 2026 03.59 EST The UK could introduce a universal basic income to protect workers in industries that are being disrupted by AI, the investment minister Jason Stockwood has said. "Bumpy" changes to society caused by the introduction of the technology would mean there would have to be "some sort of concessionary arrangement with jobs that go immediately", Lord Stockwood said. The Labour peer told the Financial Times: "Undoubtedly we're going to have to think really carefully about how we soft-land those industries that go away, so some sort of [universal basic income], some sort of lifelong mechanism as well so people can retrain."