Labour is facing calls to scrap a 'woke' rule forcing defence firms selling weapons to the UK to explain how their deals will tackle 'climate change' and 'modern slavery'.
As part of Britain's procurement strategy for new military tech, manufactures need to demonstrate how their bids will benefit jobs, climate change, promote equal opportunity and support the NHS.
However, fears have been raised the so-called 'social value model' is now hampering efforts to bolster the UK's armed forces, with companies getting 'distracted' by 'box-ticking' to prove they meet can the requirements in order to bag major defence deals.
It comes amid claims a top satellite firm was forced to show how its bid to construct secretive space tech would support 'tackling modern slavery and climate change'.
Shadow Defence Secretary James Cartlidge has now called on the Government to scrap the rules for military purchases and instead 'get real about the threats we face'.
