Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced a landmark agreement giving UK defence companies access to procurement contracts funded through the EU’s £78 billion (€90 billion) Ukraine Support Loan, opening a significant new route to market for British industry while reinforcing UK support for Ukraine. The deal was announced as Starmer arrived in Paris for a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing, following the successful conclusion of UK-EU negotiations first announced at the European Political Community Summit in Armenia in May. It marks a significant step forward in UK-EU defence and security cooperation, with UK companies now eligible to bid…
