'Handing control away': UK's sale of Cobham defence firm to US company decried

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Founding family criticises approval of £4bn deal despite national security concerns

The government has been accused of “handing control away” after it approved a US private equity firm’s £4bn takeover of the UK defence company Cobham b despite national security concerns.

 

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I wonder what constitutes 'mitigating identified national security risks to an acceptable level'

With the Tories willing to see national security sold off [Cobham] then what will they be prepared to see sold off?

Is this BS?

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