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PM candidate Hancock says UK can't ban Huawei until British replacement is found - The Telegraph

PM candidate Hancock says UK can't ban Huawei until British replacement is found - The Telegraph
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Secretary of State for Health Matt Hancock is seen outside Downing Street, as uncertainty over Brexit continues, in London, Britain April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls Copyright  HENRY NICHOLLS(Reuters)
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(Reuters) - British Prime Minister candidate Matt Hancock said that the UK cannot ban Huawei Technologies Co Ltd until a British home-grown replacement is found, The Telegraph reported on Wednesday.

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In a speech at the Policy Exchange think tank set for Wednesday, Hancock will point to the UK's defence industry as proof of what can be done by a government prepared to create the right market conditions, the newspaper said, citing prepared remarks.

(Reporting by Sabahatjahan Contractor in Bengaluru; Editing by Sandra Maler)

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