The Defence Secretary met with his US and Australian counterparts in the United States to discuss the progress on AUKUS. AUKUS partnership “full steam ahead” as US review concludes and focus shifts to delivery. UK has committed £6 billion to AUKUS in the last 18 months alone, bolstering Britain’s security and driving growth. Continuous UK submarine building under AUKUS set to deliver up to 12 new attack submarines and support over 20,000 British jobs.
The UK has joined a defence exports treaty with France, Germany and Spain which will make it easier for UK defence businesses to export. The UK’s accession to the Agreement will reduce the administrative burden of granting export licences between signatory nations, open opportunities for UK businesses and help boost economic growth across the country. UK sovereignty and robust export controls on defence equipment exports will be maintained under the agreement. The Agreement does
“Growth Was Never Coming: Economists Looked Upwards When Britain’s Recovery Is at the Bottom” By Liz Barclay Co-Founder of Business111.com The UK economy shrank by 0.1 per cent in October according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). That’s on top of the 0.1% decline in September. There was no growth in August. The economy hasn’t grown since June. For a Government that put so much emphasis on the need for the economy to
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AUKUS Defence Ministers’ Meeting Trilateral Joint Statement: Today, 10 December 2025, the Honourable Pete Hegseth, U.S. Secretary of War, hosted the Honourable Richard Marles MP, Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, and the Right Honourable John Healey MP, United Kingdom Secretary of State for Defence, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. to reaffirm the shared commitment to the AUKUS partnership. In line with shared intent to move “full steam ahead” on AUKUS,