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Tesla, run by Elon Musk, would be welcome to invest in the UK, the prime minister has said.<\/p>\n
Sir Keir Starmer said he didn\u2019t want to be misunderstood after the BBC reported that the tech tycoon had not been invited to the UK\u2019s International Investment Summit due to his social media posts during last month\u2019s riots.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously, I encourage investment from anywhere,\u201d he told the BBC.<\/p>\n
He added: “Good investment into the UK is what I’m very, very keen to promote.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Sir Keir made his comments while speaking to journalists on his recent visit to New York, where he addressed the United Nations and met with Donald Trump and US business leaders. <\/p>\n
“Every time I’m abroad, every time on an international trip, we do these investment breakfasts, because I’m absolutely determined to get the investment that we needed into the economy. <\/p>\n
“And I do think we’ve got a real opportunity with a new chapter now,” he said.<\/p>\n
The summit next month is the key moment that the prime minister hopes will drive tens of billions of pounds in inward funding for business from the world\u2019s biggest investors.<\/p>\n
Mr Musk was invited to last year’s event but did not attend. However, he took a starring role in November’s artificial intelligence (AI) Summit, including a fireside chat with then-prime minister Rishi Sunak.<\/p>\n
Jeremy Hunt, the former Conservative chancellor and now the shadow chancellor, told the BBC it was a “big loss” not to have Mr Musk at the summit.<\/p>\n
“He told me last year he was planning a new car plant in Europe and had not decided where but the UK was a candidate,” Mr Hunt claimed.<\/p>\n