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

FILE PHOTO: A Huawei company logo is seen at a shopping mall in Shanghai, China June 3, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song

(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.

In a speech at the Policy Exchange think tank set for Wednesday, Hancock will point to the UK’s defense 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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