UK quantum surge — ~£2bn government package and private deployments

Press reporting in mid‑March confirms a roughly £2bn government quantum innovation package to accelerate research, trials and industrial deployment. Private activity: Infleqtion reports an operational 100‑qubit machine in the UK and IonQ announced a Cambridge partnership to deploy a major system. New: Universal Quantum is resisting US Spac overtures, reinforcing UK quantum sovereignty. Key open items: detailed funding split, deployment timetables and user access/commercial models.