British Ambassador champions UK-US economic partnership and investment
British Ambassador to the USA Christian Turner delivered opening remarks at Greater Together LA on 20 May 2026, promoting the UK‑US economic corridor and announcing recent UK policy and partnership moves to accelerate trade, investment and clean energy collaboration.
Main announcement/action: The Ambassador set out the UK‑US economic agenda, highlighting over $335 billion attracted across 8 sectors, bilateral trade exceeding $430 billion annually, and over $1.7 trillion invested in each other’s economies; he referenced a new Energy Independence Bill (announced recently) and a memorandum of understanding with California on clean energy technology (signed this year), and promoted the UK‑US Technology Prosperity Deal for AI, quantum and civil nuclear cooperation.
- Date: 20 May 2026
- Time: not specified
- Location: Greater Together LA summit, Los Angeles
- Agenda/subject: UK‑US trade & investment, technology (AI/quantum/civil nuclear), clean energy collaboration, data centers, and partnership promotion
Background and additional details: The speech framed the announcement with economic context: fastest growing G7 economy in Q1 2026, a target to reduce administrative burden on businesses by 25% by the end of this Parliament, data centers benefiting from fast‑track approval processes, and examples of inward investment such as GSK $30 billion into US R&D, Core Weave $1.5 billion AI cloud investment in Scotland, Universal Studios theme park delivering £50 billion economic value, and the recent removal of whisky tariffs agreed during the State Visit (two weeks prior).