Google buys London site for $1 billion
Google, which employs 6,400 people in Britain, plans a multi-million pound refurbishment of its offices within the Central Saint Giles development it is buying, close to Covent Garden in central London.
The new refurbishment will also feature outdoor covered working spaces to enable work in the fresh air, the company said. "This investment in jobs from Google is a big vote of confidence in the UK as a world-leading tech hub," finance minister Rishi Sunak said in a statement.
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