Pledge to invest billions in UK paused, with Washington citing a lack of progress on trade barriers across pond
The United States has paused its promised multi-billion-pound investment into British tech over trade disagreements, marking a serious setback in US-UK relations.
The £31bn prosperity deal, hailed by Keir Starmer as “a generational step-change in our relationship with the US” when it was unveiled during Donald Trump’s state visit, has been put on ice by Washington.
