Key facts
- Entrepreneurship adviser Alex Depledge is resigning from her UK Treasury role.
- Depledge criticized ministers for treating innovative companies as a "sideshow."
- She advocated for greater support for scale-ups and founders.
- She previously founded Resi and Hassle.com.
Alex Depledge, the UK Treasury's entrepreneurship adviser, is resigning from her post, citing a perceived lack of focus on innovative companies by ministers. She stated that the government treats entrepreneurship and innovation as a "sideshow" while prioritizing legacy industries. Depledge, who was appointed by former Chancellor Rachel Reeves in June 2025, will leave her role on Thursday, ahead of Chancellor John Healey's Budget announcement on Wednesday. She expressed frustration over limited engagement with Healey and the need to re-argue her proposals.