The US has bought Britain
The Politics Show
The New Statesman
4.2 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 19 September 2025
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
The US dollar is about to flood Britain.
American firms have pledged £150bn worth of investment in the UK, the government celebrates this as part of a wider plan to deepen economic ties with the US. But is there a bigger cost? As the pound flows back across the Atlantic, are we slowly but surely becoming American?
Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Andrew Marr and Will Dunn.
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| 1:08.2 | The US dollar is about to flood Britain. |
| 1:11.7 | American firms have pledged 150 billion pounds worth of investment in the UK. |
| 1:16.5 | The government celebrates this as part of a wider plan to deepen economic ties with the US. |
| 1:21.5 | But is there a bigger cost? |
| 1:23.5 | As the pound flows back across the Atlantic, are we slowly but surely becoming American? |
| 1:28.9 | I'm Anusha Kellyan and this is the New Statesman podcast and I'm joined now by my colleagues, Andrew Marr, and Will Dunn. |
| 1:34.5 | Hello. |
| 1:35.4 | Hello. Andrew, I mean, this deal has been a long time in the works. Can you tell us a bit about what's been going on behind the scenes to make it work? |
| 1:43.6 | Well, it's been a very long time in the works. |
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