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Wes Streeting left ‘kicking himself’ as he admits he doesn’t know cost of UK’s new military space squadron

The Independent Politics · 23 September 2026 at 12:50

Wes Streeting left ‘kicking himself’ as he admits he doesn’t know cost of UK’s new military space squadron

Wes Streeting could not confirm the cost of the UK’s new military space squadron during a live interview on LBC on Wednesday (23 September).

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Wes Streeting left ‘kicking himself’ as he admits he doesn’t know cost of UK’s new military space squadron

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