Conference announcements link submarine infrastructure, nuclear manufacturing and a “buy British” procurement pledge, with implications for defence suppliers across the UK. Chancellor John Healey used his address to Labour Party Conference on 28 September to confirm £6 billion of contracts for British shipyards, while announcing that Rolls-Royce will invest an extra £300 million in its UK factories. The shipyard commitment will fund the construction of new docks for the next generation of submarines. Framing the move as a national security issue, Healey told delegates: “I know how national industrial strength is national security. It means no dictator, no adversary can…
