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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Alex Lawson

Rolls-Royce boss unable to see secret UK documents on its submarines business

A nuclear submarine at the Royal Navy's submarine base at Faslane.
A nuclear submarine at the Royal Navy's submarine base at Faslane. Photograph: Russell Cheyne/Reuters

The chief executive of Rolls-Royce is unable to access top secret UK government documents relating to its submarines business, which powers Britain’s nuclear deterrent, it can be revealed.

Tufan Erginbilgiç, who took over at the £12bn engineering giant in January, is prevented from viewing “UK eyes only” documents under Whitehall security protocols because he holds joint British and Turkish citizenship, sources said.

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