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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Heather Stewart Economics editor

NHS and MoD will be urged to buy British tech to drive growth amid Iran crisis

A surgeon standing next to robotic equipment and looking at a screen
AI and robot technology being used by NHS England to help patients with suspected lung cancer at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

The NHS and Ministry of Defence will be urged to buy British tech, as the government pins its hopes on the benefits of artificial intelligence to kickstart growth in the face of the Iran crisis, Treasury minister Spencer Livermore has said.

The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, will restate her economic strategy in a high profile lecture on Tuesday, just as rocketing oil prices have raised fears of higher inflation and weaker growth.

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