Elton John and Michelin meals: Labour pulls out all the stops to woo investors

You are pivotal to this great cause of our times,' Keir Starmer tells global bosses in London as he targets wealth creation

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Labour governments were once famed for doing deals over beer and sandwiches in Downing Street. But under Keir Starmer, a charm offensive to win the backing of the world's most powerful bosses required a bit more.

After a rain-soaked day of meetings and speeches at the 15th-century Guildhall in the heart of the City of London, the hundreds of bosses from global firms including Goldman Sachs, BlackRock and HSBC were whisked by private coach, escorted by ceremonial military guard, to St Paul's Cathedral.