Google has announced plans to hire more than 3,000 new staff in the UK in a major boost to Britain’s technology sector after Britain’s vote to leave the EU.

Announcing plans to expand the internet giant’s new London campus in King’s Cross, its chief executive Sundar Pichai said the investment showed Google was “committed to the UK”.

Mr Pichai said that by 2020, Google will employ 7,000 people at its London base, which will be its biggest development outside of the US, up from 4,000 today. The commitment is the latest by a major technology company since the referendum, coming after Apple and Amazon announced plans to expand in the capital.

Speaking on a visit to Britain, Mr Pichai said that while the company had some reservations about the Brexit vote, Google was committed to the UK as a technology hub.