Overview
- Eluned Morgan, Wales’s First Minister, urged a pause to the DARC space‑radar project on Wednesday, citing distrust of the United States under President Trump.
- Downing Street defended the scheme and said it would safeguard vital satellite services and support long‑term jobs in Pembrokeshire.
- Local Labour MP Henry Tufnell opposed a halt and warned that stopping work would cost the area jobs and future growth.
- Nigel Farage argued on Thursday that the UK needs the US security partnership and criticized Welsh Labour’s call to stop the project.
- The plan would refit Cawdor Barracks to host 27 radar dishes for a UK‑US‑Australia tracking network, with consultation finished and a planning application to the county council expected next.