"Some countries give you a platform, but Britain gives you momentum. My message at Davos this week is clear: choose Britain it's the best place in the world to invest, the chancellor said in pre-released remarks. She added: This government is making sure Britain is home to the stability, talent and capital that businesses and investors want and that drive greater growth."
"The chancellor, who will be accompanied by the business secretary, Peter Kyle, will hold a series of meetings with business leaders at the annual gathering of the global elite in the Swiss mountain resort. She will announce tweaks to the visa regime aimed at encouraging trailblazer businesses to bring highly skilled staff to the UK including refunding fees and speeding up the time it takes to qualify as a sponsor of migrant workers."
"However, the chancellor will be delivering her upbeat message at a meeting overshadowed by the row between the US and Europe over the future of Greenland. Donald Trump, who is attending the World Economic Forum with the largest ever US delegation, will give a keynote speech to the gathering on Wednesday. His Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, is expected to face questions over US tariff plans when he appears on Tuesday."
Rachel Reeves will pledge to refund visa fees for some global businesses and accelerate sponsor qualification to attract highly skilled staff to the UK. Reeves will attend the World Economic Forum in Davos with business secretary Peter Kyle and meet business leaders to promote the UK as a stable, investment-friendly destination. The government will highlight investment in industry, including steel and clean energy, and plans to renew transport infrastructure in northern England. The outreach is complicated by a US–Europe dispute over Greenland and Donald Trump’s tariff threats, which have unsettled markets and affected planned engagements.
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