Lisa Nandy to lead UK’s biggest ever business delegation to US in bid to ‘open new doors for British talent’
Lisa Nandy is leading the UK's largest business delegation to the US to enhance transatlantic trade. The Greater Together LA expo aims to strengthen the commercial partnership between the two nations, which supports millions of jobs. This initiative follows a recent state visit by the King and comes amid political challenges in the UK.
- ▪The delegation includes over 200 firms and focuses on various sectors such as AI and fintech.
- ▪The event is co-hosted by notable figures like Sir Lucian Grainge and Sir Jony Ive.
- ▪The UK-US trade partnership is valued at approximately 430 billion dollars annually.
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NewsUKUK PoliticsLisa Nandy to lead UK’s biggest ever business delegation to US in bid to ‘open new doors for British talent’The so-called Greater Together LA expo will seek to build on the existing commercial partnership between the UK and the USNick Lester Monday 18 May 2026 22:07 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2979036","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/uk-us-trade-los-angeles-nandy-mcdougall-b2979036.html","title":"Lisa Nandy to lead UK’s biggest ever business delegation to US"}}Trump calls Charles the…
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