UK grounds £5bn helicopter project

The UK government has suspended procurement for the Search and Rescue Helicopter private finance initiative project, awarded to an RBS/Thales consortium, because of a spending review. The review also threatens numerous projects awarded in a school-building initiative, where the UK believes it ‘has been overcommitted’.

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