Quarter of UK summit investment came before Labour win, analysis suggests
by Adam Bychawski and Eleni Courea from World news | The Guardian on (#6RK4X)
Ministers heralded record-breaking' 63bn total at London event but 16.5bn appears to have preceded July election
About a quarter of the investment announced by the government at its summit this week appears to have been secured or initiated before Labour came to power.
Ministers touted 63bn of investment at the summit on Monday, where they hosted hundreds of company bosses in a showcase of the UK's pro-growth policies.
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