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Heather Stewart in Davos

Reeves plans to refund some visa fees in effort to attract ‘trailblazer’ investment to UK

Rachel Reeves visits Darlington Economic Campus
Rachel Reeves will stress Labour’s investment in industry, including steel and clean energy, and commitment to renew transport infrastructure in the north of England. Photograph: Ian Forsyth/PA

Rachel Reeves will pledge to refund visa fees for some global businesses on Tuesday, as she flies to the World Economic Forum in Davos aiming to showcase the UK as a haven of stability, despite Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats.

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.

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