UK’s £120 Billion Investment Not Yet Coming to Starmer’s Rescue

Keir Starmer’s “defining mission” of spurring stronger growth in the UK economy relies on investment that so far is barely showing up.

The British prime minister’s Labour government has ramped up planned spending on buildings, railways and IT, with Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves committing an extra £120 billion ($160 billion) over five years to provide the infrastructure that the UK’s public services require.