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A defence deal would pave the way to greater UK involvement in EU-wide defence research and joint procurement projects, as well as potentially unlocking full British access to a €150bn EU loans scheme announced last month.

“Their support will help us continue building AI systems that drive scientific discovery, enable personalized education, enhance human creativity, and pave the way toward AGI that benefits all of humanity,” OpenAI said in a post announcing the funding round.

Ministers are pushing their "agenda for growth" at every opportunity, calling for red tape to be cut to pave the way for investment.

Chelsea's £21m payment to Brighton to land Graham Potter after sacking Thomas Tuchel in 2022 and Bayern Munich's £21m to Red Bull Leipzig to pave the way for Julian Nagelsmann's appointment in 2021 are, according to reports, ranked as the two largest managerial compensation packages in history.

"Growing up it was tough. You didn't have anyone from where you're from to pave the way," said Eala, who has been based to the Rafael Nadal academy in Mallorca since she was 13.