Rolls-Royce shares rise as Burnham pledges investment in British defence
Shares in London-listed defence firms including Rolls-Royce and Babcock rose on Thursday morning after Prime Minister-to-be Andy Burnham pledged to drive investment into Britain’s defence industry…
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