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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Neil Pooran

Minister opens new office ‘critical’ to Aukus submarine programme

Maria Eagle opened the new office in Glasgow on Friday (Andrew Milligan/PA) - (PA Wire)

A new office for specialists which will help deliver the Aukus nuclear submarine programme has been opened in Glasgow, with a minister saying it will play a “critical” role.

Defence procurement minister Maria Eagle also said the UK Government does not foresee any capability gaps as it retires older Royal Navy vessels.

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