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- The United States paused a £31 billion tech deal with the United Kingdom over trade disagreements, halting investments by Microsoft and Google.
- British officials call the pause routine negotiation tactics.
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer emphasized the deal could boost access to treatments in the National Health Service.
- Critics say Starmer's concessions to the United States could undermine UK sovereignty and regulatory power.
- Negotiations are set to continue in January.
