Reeves allocates £2bn to UK defence companies to unlock overseas orders

‘New era of security’

Sorin Dojan
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UK defence companies which deliver military goods abroad will benefit from a £2bn increase to UK Export Finance (UKEF) lending capacity, in what the Treasury claims will bolster growth and increase the number of jobs in the sector.

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