PM and chancellor will meet heads of firms including Goldman Sachs, Blackstone and JP Morgan

Rishi Sunak has said companies have pledged to invest nearly £30bn in the UK as he prepares to meet leading business figures at Hampton Court in an effort to drum up foreign investment.

The government said £29.5bn of new investment had been earmarked for the UK, including projects by the ScottishPower owner, Iberdrola, and BioNTech, the German company which partnered with Pfizer on its Covid vaccine.

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