Labour to announce £10bn AI project in Northumberland backed by pro-Trump billionaire
by Rowena Mason in New York, and Lisa O'Carroll from on (#6R0PQ)
Stephen Schwarzman's Blackstone Group will fund data centre bringing 4,000 jobs to north-east England
Keir Starmer is set to announce the creation of a 10bn AI datacentre, bringing 4,000 jobs to north-east England, which will be funded by a private equity firm run by a big Donald Trump supporter.
The prime minister is due to host chief executives in New York on Thursday, where he is trying to drum up interest in foreign investment into the UK. He will hail the investment in an artificial intelligence datacentre" - due to be built in Blyth in Northumberland by Blackstone - as a vote of confidence in the UK".
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