Keir Starmer’s Labour government is celebrating a £150bn investment deal with the US:Labour is backing British brilliance. — The Labour Party (@UKLabour) September 18, 2025Not everyone is celebrating, however, with some describing the deal as a means for US companies to asset strip British wealth:Beautifully put. As noted by openDemocracy, private equity firms like Blackstone are often referred to as ‘vulture capitalists’. The £150bn deal will include US tech companies. Those criticising the deal include Labour MP Clive Lewis:Nothing screams “Mandelson-brokered deal” like auctioning off our values to BlackRock & Palantir for £150bn and a handshake with Trump.