UK defence spending is about to boom - can British firms step up?

Keir Starmer plans to build up UK military, but domestic companies could lose out if it is forced to turn to US weapons instead European defence stocks soar as arms makers expect orders boom Crowds of people cheered the HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier as it sailed out of Portsmouth harbour last week, on its way to join the cream of the Royal Navy for a round trip to Japan later this spring. Only a few months ago rumours were swirling in Westminster that the carrier and its sister ship, HMS ...