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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Henry Saker-Clark

Defence shares climb on investment hopes after new Chancellor named

Defence shares climbed in London on Tuesday (Ministry of Defence/PA) -

Defence shares increased in value in London on Tuesday after the former defence secretary was appointed as Britain’s new Chancellor.

Investors and firms appeared to welcome the appointment of John Healey as Chancellor late on Monday.

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