Plans to build a new 'national flagship' have been scrapped, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has confirmed.
Picture: Alamy/Downing StreetPlans to build a new "national flagship" have been terminated with immediate effect, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has confirmed.
The plan was championed by Boris Johnson when he was PM but faced criticism from MPs at a time when there were other priorities for defence spending. "In the face of the Russian illegal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and Putin's reckless disregard of international arrangements designed to keep world order, it is right that we prioritise delivering capabilities which safeguard our national infrastructure," he said.
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