US puts £31bn tech ‘prosperity deal’ with Britain on ice
by Eleni Courea Political correspondent from Technology | The Guardian on (#726ME)
Pledge to invest billions in UK paused, with Washington citing lack of progress on trade barriers across pond
The US has paused its promised multi-billion-pound investment into British tech over trade disagreements, marking a serious setback in US-UK relations.
The 31bn tech prosperity deal", hailed by Keir Starmer as a generational stepchange in our relationship with the US" when it was announced during Donald Trump's state visit, has been put on ice by Washington.
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