Quarter of UK summit investment came before Labour win, analysis suggests
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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