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Keir Starmer has landed a major diplomatic coup after ensuring the UK secured a £10billion deal to build at least five warships for Norway’s navy amid an increasing threat from Russia.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced that the Type 26 frigates will be constructed at the BAE Systems yard in the Govan area of Glasgow in what has been described as an “important and historic moment for European security”.