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Foreign firms that win defence contracts will have to invest in UK under new policy – UK politics live

Wes Streeting says overseas suppliers of defence contracts will need to spend the equivalent amount in the UK Andy Burnham delivered his opening remarks at the national economic council meeting in Glasgow on camera.

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  • He suggested his experience as mayor of Greater Manchester had made him more inclined to see Westminster the way Scotland and Wales did.
  • He said: Obviously, speaking as a former mayor, I saw how Greater Manchester was able to go on a very….

He said: What I want to do is set the tone which is one of positive offer to work with both the Scottish and Welsh governments, in terms of looking at a model of deeper devolution in Scotland and Wales.

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