As Trump makes state visit, Starmer bets on US tech to power UK growth

As US President Donald Trump makes his unprecedented second state visit to the United Kingdom, we take a look at the economic stakes at play. While finalising and improving the trade deal reached between the two countries back in May is on the agenda, the visit has so far mostly led to a host of investment pledges from US tech firms like OpenAI, Microsoft and Nvidia. The Labour government of Prime Minister Keir Starmer is hoping these investments will boost the UK’s sluggish economic growth.