Ahead of the G7 leaders summit in Japan, Rishi Sunak announced that the country will invest £18bn in the UK. The prime minister said the investment is a "massive vote of confidence" in the British economy and will create hundreds of highly skilled and well paid jobs. The agreement will see funding for offshore wind, low carbon hydrogen and other clean energy projects. The UK and Japan will also sign an accord for greater co-operation between the armed forces, cyber agencies and semiconductor companies. The announcements are part of a wider government strategy to emphasise the economic opportunity for the UK post-Brexit, as well as working with Japan and Australia to counter the strategic threat from China.