Ministers look set to use national security exemptions to direct billions in new defence spending towards British companies – a landmark shift that could reshape the UK’s defence supply chain for a generation. The UK Government is preparing to make one of the most significant shifts in defence procurement policy in recent memory, with ministers confirming plans to use national security exemptions to ensure that billions of pounds of additional defence funding is spent with British-based businesses rather than directed to overseas competitors. Defence Secretary, John Healey is expected to set out the new approach imminently, with the long-awaited Defence…
