Robert welcomes £260m deal that will keep jobs at RAF Brize Norton

Robert was very pleased at today's announcement by Minister for Defence Procurement, Guto Bebb, that a £260m deal has been signed with the US, keeping C-17s in the air for the next decade and securing jobs at RAF Brize Norton and with the 99 Squadron.

Listen to Robert's comment on this on BBC Radio Oxford.

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