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Invest in Britain or I’ll force you to, minister tells pension funds

Photograph: Ian Davidson/SOPA Images/Shutterstock
Photograph: Ian Davidson/SOPA Images/Shutterstock

Business secretary Peter Kyle says asset managers should feel a patriotic duty to make the UK a success

The business secretary, Peter Kyle, has told UK pension funds to “get off their high horses” and invest in Britain or be forced to do so by law.

Expressing frustration at the level of investment in British companies after years of government initiatives, Kyle said the UK’s biggest asset managers “should feel a patriotic duty in making Britain a success”.

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