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

30 October 2026 at 11:21

Wes Streeting says overseas suppliers of defence contracts will need to spend the equivalent amount in the UK

John Swinney, the Scottish first minister, and Rhun ap Iorwerth, the Welsh first minister, arrived together for the national economic council meeting in Glasgow. The SNP and Plaid Cymru are sister parties, and recently Swinney, ap Iorwerth and the Sinn Féin leaders Mary Lou McDonald and Michelle O’Neill held a meeting in Cardiff that was characterised by opponents as a summit to dismantle the UK.

This is from Rhun ap Iorwerth, the Welsh first minister, summarising what he will be putting to Andy Burnham at their meeting in Glasgow today.

Today, I represent Wales at the National Economic Council in Glasgow.

This is an opportunity for the UK Prime Minister to prove his commitment to a respect agenda that works both ways.

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© Photograph: Toby Shepheard/Reuters

© Photograph: Toby Shepheard/Reuters

© Photograph: Toby Shepheard/Reuters

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