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AstraZeneca to invest £300m in UK in major policy-driven U-turn

The investment, revealed by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, will be directed toward two of the company’s key sites in Cambridge and Macclesfield.

The investment, revealed by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, will be directed toward two of the company’s key sites in Cambridge and Macclesfield.

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Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has announced a £300 million investment in the United Kingdom, marking a significant reversal of its earlier decision to scale back spending in the country and signalling renewed confidence in the UK’s life sciences sector.

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