UK to launch £250m defence strategy to boost jobs

Plymouth set for major boost from £250m defence investment

'It’s a new era for the city'

Tugendhat backs calls for financial services defence boost

Tom Tugendhat has backed a report calling for greater involvement from the financial services sector to boost defence spending in the UK. The MP for Tonbridge, who served as security minister from September 2022 to July 2024, said the City of London has a “vital role to play” in the country’s national resilience. “From Taiwan to Alaska, the return of state-based threats and instability has reawaken an era of competition. Nowhere is this more fie…

South Yorkshire named as Defence Growth area in Government push for jobs

The Government's Defence Industrial Strategy names two areas in England, plus Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as the first areas to benefit from increased defence spending

UK minister calls for end of Scottish Government ‘dithering’ on defence

The Ministry of Defence has announced plans for £250 million worth of defence growth deals for areas across the UK.

UK ministers vow Scottish jobs boost as new defence plan unveiled

Five ‘Defence Growth Deals’ will be created across Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland

Military–industrial spending boost in North Wales with promise of 'good jobs'

Increased defence spending following the UK's enhanced NATO commitments is filtering through to Wales