Re: No, the UK was never in the running
>Probably not the case once Boris and chums let the US Health companies in to prey on the NHS in exchange for a trade deal.
You are getting a little confused: investment is about US HQ'd businesses spending money on capital projects in the UK with little expectation of an early profitable return on the investment. The trade deal is all about letting US companies sell us their stuff on their terms at prices they dictate. Hence why all the concerns about dodgy (US) chicken...