{"id":23229,"date":"2026-05-25T18:37:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T16:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/25\/rachel-reeves-tells-ministers-to-buy-british-in-four-key-industries\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T18:37:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T16:37:26","slug":"rachel-reeves-tells-ministers-to-buy-british-in-four-key-industries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/25\/rachel-reeves-tells-ministers-to-buy-british-in-four-key-industries\/","title":{"rendered":"Rachel Reeves tells ministers to \u2018buy British\u2019 in four key industries"},"content":{"rendered":"

Exclusive: Chancellor pushes for procurement of ships, steel, energy and AI to prioritise Britishness as well as cost<\/p>\n

Rachel Reeves has instructed cabinet colleagues to award government contracts in four critical industries directly to British companies, making clear her irritation that ministers have been sending too much government business abroad.<\/p>\n

In a letter seen by the Guardian, the chancellor tells every cabinet minister in charge of a spending department to \u201cbuy British\u201d wherever possible, adding that she is disappointed they are not already doing so.<\/p>\n

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\nExclusive: Chancellor pushes for procurement of ships, steel, energy and AI to prioritise Britishness as well as cost
\nRachel Reeves has instructed cabinet colleagues to award government contracts in four critical industries directly to British companies, making clear her irritation that ministers have been sending too much government business abroad.
\nIn a letter seen by the Guardian, the chancellor tells every cabinet minister in charge of a spending department to \u201cbuy British\u201d wherever possible, adding that she is disappointed they are not already doing so. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Exclusive: Chancellor pushes for procurement of ships, steel, energy and AI to prioritise Britishness as well as cost Rachel Reeves has instructed cabinet colleagues to award government contracts in four critical industries directly to British companies, making clear her irritation that ministers have been sending too much government business abroad. In a letter seen by …<\/p>\n

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